Alternative Fuels

Spar Shipping completes 100% biofuel trial from the Netherlands to Turkey

July 28, 2022

The B100, or 100% biofuel, stem was delivered by Dutch biofuel supplier GoodFuels to a bulk carrier owned by Norwegian shipping firm Spar Shipping.

PHOTO: Spar Shipping's bulk carrier Spar Lynx completes voyage powered by 100% biofuel. GoodFuels

The vessel, Spar Lynx, was bunkered with GoodFuels’ 100% biofuel in the Dutch port of Dordrecht, before sailing to Turkey’s Icdas.

GoodFuels said the vessel's engine performed without issues over the entire voyage and that the biofuel can reduce carbon by at least 75% on a well-to-wake basis. It said the vessel's engine and existing fuel tanks were compatible with B100 without any modifications needed.

The biofuel is derived from waste or residue feedstocks, including used cooking oil and animal fats, says GoodFuels.

This follows previous GoodFuels biofuel testing with several shipowners, including B100 testing on a vessel owned by Dutch shipowner Spliethoff Group last year.

GoodFuels has partnered with Japanese trading firm Itochu Corporation to develop a biofuel supply chain across Singapore, Japan and the wider Asia-Pacific region.