Rhys BerryDanish shipowner Norden has performed its first ever biofuel voyage out of the US.
The ISCC EU certified B24 biofuel blend (24% biofuel & 76% VLSFO (very low sulphur fuel oil)) was bunkered in the Port of Houston, Texas prior to loading 30,000 metric tonnes of wood pellets in Mobile, Alabama, the company said in a statement today (9 May).
The biofuel was used on a voyage to the island of Réunion where the wood pellets were discharged on behalf of the renewable energy producer, Albioma.
‘Until now, we have not been able to source biofuel in the US, living up to Norden’s high standards,’ said Mikkel Marconi, Commercial Lead Biofuel at Norden.
‘With a new bunker collaboration, we are now able to further accelerate our ambition to lower our customers’ supply chain emissions in the here and now in a new region.
‘Thanks to Albioma for entrusting us with the responsibility to lower their emissions.’
Henrik Røjel, Head of Decarbonisation & Climate Solutions at Norden, added: ‘We are pleased to perform yet another biofuel voyage for a customer looking to decarbonise their supply chains.
‘During recent years, we have seen an increasing demand from customers to use biofuel, validating our many years of work and strategic investments in biofuel as a way to instantly reduce emissions in the here and now.’
As ship.energy previously reported, last month, Norden and renewable energy company MASH Makes announced the completion of what they claim is the ‘world’s first commercial vessel trial’ using biofuel produced from a carbon-negative process.
Image: Norden
Ian Taylor
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