TOTALENERGIES Marine Fuels in July completed the first refuelling of a COSCO containership with sustainable marine biofuel.
This operation marks TotalEnergies’ first biofuel bunkering operation for a containership in Singapore.
On 11 July, the 4250-TEU COSCO Houston was bunkered with TotalEnergies-supplied biofuel in Singapore waters, via ship-to-ship transfer.
VLSFO blended with 20% second-generation, waste-based and ISCC-certified used cooking oil methyl ester, was bunkered via an operation that was made possible with support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the involvement of local partners such as tank storage company, Vopak Terminals Singapore at Penjuru.
From a well-to-wake assessment, the biofuel will reduce approximately 17% of greenhouse gas emissions compared with conventional fuel oil. The biofuel has been consumed during the vessel’s voyage to Jakarta, Indonesia.
Laura Ong, general manager of trading and operations for Asia Pacific, TotalEnergies Marine Fuels said: “This milestone bio-bunkering operation also further validates the important role of biofuels in decarbonising conventional marine fuels, and the potential greenhouse gas reduction gains it can bring to existing vessels. In line with TotalEnergies’ climate ambition to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 together with society, we will continue to scale up our biofuel capabilities and to support the growing interest for sustainable marine biofuels in this region.”
This operation follows successful biofuel bunkering trials that TotalEnergies Marine Fuels performed in Singapore with a vehicle carrier operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and a bulk carrier chartered by NYK Line this year.
