Peninsula delivers B30 biofuel blend in Zeebrugge

Global bunker supplier Peninsula delivered the first B30 biofuel blend to Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha’s (NYK Line) vehicle carrier in Zeebrugge, Belgium.

PHOTO: NYK Line’s vehicle carrier Garnet Leader. Peninsula

Peninsula’s bunker barge, New York, delivered a total of 1,200 mt of B30 biofuel blend to NYK Line’s vehicle carrier, Garnet Leader. The B30 blend was made up of 30% biofuel derived from used cooking oil methyl ester (UCOME) and 70% conventional marine fuel.

Peninsula was “solely responsible for the operation and physical supply,” a spokesperson from the company told ENGINE.

The biofuel component in the blend is International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC)-EU certified, the company said.

ISCC is a global certification system that sets standards for the sustainable production, sourcing and trade of all kinds of bio-based feedstocks and biofuels. The ISCC-EU certification assures that the biofuel blends supplied by Peninsula are sustainably produced from biomass and meet the legal requirements of the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive.

By Tuhin Roy

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