TotalEnergies Marine Fuels & MOL have successfully completed the first biofuel bunker operation for a vehicle carrier in Singapore. The local operation was made possible with support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.The MOL operated car and truck carrier Heroic Ace was refueled by TotalEnergies-supplied biofuel on 11th June 2022 via ship-to-ship transfer, while the carrier performed cargo operations simultaneously. The biofuel has been consumed during the carrier’s voyage to Jebel Ali, in the United Arab Emirates.The biofuel blend used in this trial composed of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil blended with 20% second-generation, waste-based and ISCC-certified Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester. From a well-to-wake assessment, the biofuel will reduce approximately 17% of Greenhouse Gas emissions compared with conventional fuel oil.MOL’s initial analysis of the vehicle carrier’s engine and machinery performance have demonstrated a high compatibility and safe use of the biofuel onboard the vessel.TotalEnergies and MOL believe biofuels provide an immediate and sustainable solution to decarbonize shipping today, as they can be blended or dropped into existing conventional fuels with little or no technological developments required on vessels.
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels & MOL have successfully completed the first biofuel bunker operation for a vehicle carrier in Singapore. The local operation was made possible with support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.The MOL operated car and truck carrier Heroic Ace was refueled by TotalEnergies-supplied biofuel on 11th June 2022 via ship-to-ship transfer, while the carrier performed cargo operations simultaneously. The biofuel has been consumed during the carrier’s voyage to Jebel Ali, in the United Arab Emirates.The biofuel blend used in this trial composed of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil blended with 20% second-generation, waste-based and ISCC-certified Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester. From a well-to-wake assessment, the biofuel will reduce approximately 17% of Greenhouse Gas emissions compared with conventional fuel oil.MOL’s initial analysis of the vehicle carrier’s engine and machinery performance have demonstrated a high compatibility and safe use of the biofuel onboard the vessel.TotalEnergies and MOL believe biofuels provide an immediate and sustainable solution to decarbonize shipping today, as they can be blended or dropped into existing conventional fuels with little or no technological developments required on vessels.
