IINO trials biofuel blend on tanker

Japanese shipping company IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO) has conducted a trial of a biofuel blend supplied by BP in Singapore.

PHOTO: IINO conducted biofuel trial on chemical tanker Chemroad Echo. VesselFinder

The trial was carried out on the IINO-owned chemical tanker Chemroad Echo, which was bunkered with B24 marine biofuel - a blend of 24% fatty acid methyl easter (FAME) with 76% conventional VLSFO - in Singapore.

IINO considers biofuel blends “particularly helpful as a 'drop in' solution available to existing fleets without the need for modifications to the engine or infrastructure in most applications.”

In a separate development, Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) recently bunkered a Capesize bulk carrier with a B24 FAME-VLSFO blend.

By Tuhin Roy

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