Peninsula supplies B30-VLSFO biofuel blend in Barcelona

Global marine fuel supplier Peninsula delivered a B30-VLSFO biofuel blend in Barcelona using its recently deployed IMO type 2 chemical bunker tanker.

PHOTO: Peninsula’s biofuel bunker tanker Aalborg in Barcelona. Peninsula

The bunker tanker, Aalborg, delivered a total of 2,200 mt of B30 (30% biofuel feedstock blended with 70% VLSFO) to Hapag-Lloyd’s container ship, Yantian Express. The biofuel used in this blend was biodiesel derived from Used Cooking Oil (UCO) and certified by the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) EU, Peninsula said.

The Aalborg’s classification as an IMO type 2 chemical tanker allows it to carry biofuel blends up to B100 (100% biofuel), while other bunker tankers (oil tankers) are allowed to carry biofuel blends with a maximum concentration of 25% bio-component, as per the International Maritime Organization (IMO) rules.

The addition of the Aalborg to the Port of Barcelona “facilitates the adoption of lower carbon marine fuels in the Western Mediterranean,” Peninsula said.

Peninsula added the chemical tanker to its fleet in April.

By Tuhin Roy

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