CSL achieves 75,000 running hours on B100 biofuel
Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) announced that it has completed 75,000 running hours on the B100 biofuel over four years under its Great Lakes biofuel programme.
PHOTO: CSL's self-discharging bulk carrier Baie Comeau passing the Great Lakes. CSL
CSL's vessels have burned 16,400 mt of B100 biofuel in 2023, the Montreal-headquartered shipping company said. The B100 (100% biofuel) bunkered was made up of plant-based waste feedstock.
The Canadian shipping firm claims that the B100 demonstrated up to 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fossil marine fuels on a well-to-wake basis.
In the past four years, CSL-operated ships have replaced 55,000 mt of fossil marine fuel with pure biofuel or biofuel blends, resulting in a reduction of 156,000 mt of CO2 emissions, the company said.
The company plans to use B100 on eight ships in 2024 and eventually expand the programme across its entire Great Lakes fleet.
“Biofuel offers a practical and low-risk solution toward a decarbonized marine industry, but we need government support to ensure it remains affordable,” said CSL’s president and chief executive officer Louis Martel.
By Aparupa Mazumder
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