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IKEA Transport & &Logistics Services, the CMA CGM Group, and also the GoodShippingProgram record that they have actually effective finished of their 2019 biofuel examination program on CMA CGM vessels.
This adhering to favorable tests of HFO-equivalent biofuel throughout CMA CGM A lexander Von Humboldt‘s North Europe-Asia journey, happened in September and also October 2019.
The opening night refueling of a containership with lasting biofuel, when the CMA CGM White Shark handled the shelter throughout a phone call at the Port of Rotterdam in March 2019.
Under the test, lasting biofuel oil was utilized in a mix with traditional fossil-based aquatic gas to power a vessel on a significant oceangoing course.
Both applications of the biofuel oil apparently revealed a favorable outcome, showing the technological compatibility of lasting aquatic biofuels.
HFO MATCHING
The biofuel trialed by CMA CGM in both vessels was provided by leading biofuels business ExcellentFuel s, and also is asserted to be the very first HFO-equivalent biofuel. ExcellentFuel s states every one of its lasting aquatic gas are practically SOx totally free and also supply 80-90% well-to-propeller carbon dioxide decrease versus fossil matchings.
The tests were attained as an outcome of IKEA Transport & &Logistics Services ‘engagement in the GoodShipping Program, the globe’s initial decarbonization campaign for freight proprietors.
The GoodShipping Program works with the property that, as all carbon dioxide from delivery is discharged right into the exact same ambience, the ways of reducing these exhausts is similarly impactful, despite which vessels take on biofuels over conventional shelter gas– or the quantity of “drop in” biofuel that is included in the gas storage tank, as long as it offsets the carbon dioxide expenses of delivering getting involved carriers’ freight.
This adaptable technique gives much higher extent for prompt influence.
“We are pleased to conclude that this pilot has been successful and that it has been proven possible to use advanced biofuel oil on oceangoing vessels,” claimed Elisabeth Munck af Rosensch öld, Head of Sustainability, IKEA Global Transport & &Logistics Services “It is only through collaboration and partnerships between major players – including cargo owners, ship operators and solution providers – that we can achieve real change at fast pace. We need a diversified portfolio of solutions to achieve our ambitious emissions reduction targets – and marine biofuels are an important part of the puzzle going forward for our sector.”
Xavier Leclercq, Vice President– CMA Ships, CMA CGM Group, claimed: “As a world leader in shipping and logistics, we are resolutely committed to environmental protection and the energy transition. This world premiere partnership with the GoodShipping Program and IKEA is further proof of the CMA CGM Group’s commitment to improving the sustainability of the shipping industry, and of its pioneering role in the development of innovative and environmentally-friendly solutions. These landmark trials give the maritime sector a vital demonstration into the scalability, sustainability and technical compliance of marine bio-fuel oil, confirming CMA CGM’s leading role in the energy transition of the industry.”
Dirk Kronemeijer, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, The GoodShipping Program claimed: “The success of this test programme with IKEA and CMA CGM builds further evidence of the important role that Bio-Fuel Oil will play in the marine fuel mix, and proves that initiatives already exist on the market for cargo owners to realise their decarbonisation goals. The GoodShipping Program is committed to helping more cargo owners unlock the potential of this direct decarbonisation option in the near future, as our sector continues to establish and embrace its wider carbon reduction efforts.”
ExcellentFuel s states that all its lasting aquatic biofuels are functionally comparable to petroleum-derived aquatic gas. These “drop-in” gas need no adjustments to the engine or the gas framework.
