Chimbusco completes first B30 bunkering in Hong Kong

Bunker fuel supplier Chimbusco Pan Nation (CPN) has delivered an unspecified quantity of B30 biofuel blend to an Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL)-operated containership in Hong Kong.

PHOTO: CPN's tanker delivering B30 blend to OOCL's containership. Chimbusco Pan Nation

The B30 blend comprises 30% bio-component mixed with conventional marine fuel.

The stem was delivered via a CPN-operated conventional bunker tanker.

This “milestone” follows the IMO's recent approval of a draft amendment that raised the permissible biofuel blend limit in bunker carriers from 25% to 30%, the company said.

This was also OOCL’s first B30 bunkering operation in Hong Kong, CPN added.

By Konica Bhatt

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