NYK Line tests 100% biodiesel for the first time in Japan

The B100 biodiesel was produced by Finnish refiner Neste and the stem was delivered to Japanese shipping firm NYK Line by energy firm Itochu Enex.

PHOTO: B100 biodiesel stem being delivered to NYK's vessel. NYK Line

Neste says its B100, or 100%, biodiesel can reduce carbon dioxide emission by up to 90% on a lifecycle assessment basis and is derived from waste cooking and animal oil.

The biodiesel can be used as a drop-in fuel without any modifications to engines or bunker existing infrastructure.

NYK Line seeks to promote biofuel as a drop-in fuel across its fleet. It aims to be net-zero by 2050, and is currently expanding its LNG fleet, before gradually moving to ammonia or hydrogen.