Bunker One delivers biofuel blend to bulk carrier in Gothenberg

Global bunker supplier Bunker One has successfully bunkered Polish shipping company Polsteam’s bulk carrier with a biofuel blend off Gothenberg.

PHOTO: Bunker One’s bunker vessel MT Nore delivering biofuel to bulk carrier MV Podlasie. Bunker One

The bulk carrier, MV Podlasie, was bunkered with an unspecified amount of biofuel blend via ship-to-ship (STS) transfer off Gothenberg. The operation marked the bulk carrier’s “first-ever biofuel delivery.”

The biofuel stem was delivered by bunkering vessel, MT Nore, which is under a long-time charter with Bunker One.

However, Bunker One has not shared much insight into the nature of the biofuel or the share of it blended into oil-based bunker fuels. B20-30 biofuel blends of 20-30% biofuel to 70-80% VLSFO/LSMGO-HSFO are typical, but blends can vary all the way from B5-100.

"Bunker One has a strong foothold in Scandinavia, and we are ready to meet our customer's requests for alternative fuels,” the company said.

Last month, Bunker One delivered a B30 stem to a cruise ship operated by German cruise firm TUI Cruises in Denmark's Port of Aarhus.

By Tuhin Roy

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