Bunker Energy starts supplying biofuel blends in Augusta

Italy's Bunker Energy has started supplying biofuel blends for bunkering in south Mediterranean ports, including the Italian Port of Augusta, where it has a 60,000 mt storage depot.

PHOTO: Port of Augusta, Syracuse province in Sicily, Italy. Getty Images

Marine fuel supplier Bunker Energy can also deliver biofuel blends to northern Mediterranean ports, depending on the quantity ordered, a company spokesperson told ENGINE. Stems will be delivered via barges.

The company offers biofuel blends from B7-B100, which contain 7-100% biofuel, but blends with less than 7% biofuel are also possible, the spokesperson confirmed.

The biofuel components will be produced from fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). These biofuel types can be blended with HSFO, VLSFO and MGO, based on buyer preferences.

The spokesperson said that currently there is a minimum order quantity requirement of 80-100 mt, but they will be “more precise” once a certain number of deliveries have been made.

“We have biofuel in stock, small stock for these first months and allocated to one of our regular callers/contractors, we are pushing other customers to start testing these products,” the spokesperson added.

By Konica Bhatt

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