TotalEnergies delivers first bio-VLSFO stem in Singapore

French bunker supplier TotalEnergies Marine Fuels says it has delivered its first biofuel bunker to the bulk carrier MT Friendship in Singapore.

PHOTO: Bulk carrier MT Friendship charted the course between Singapore and Saldanha Bay in South Africa for a two-way voyage as part of a biofuel trial. TotalEnergies

As part of a B10 (10% biofuel) trial, the MT Friendship sailed between Singapore and Saldanha Bay in South Africa for a two-way voyage.

The vessel is owned by Seamarine Maritime and was chartered by Japanese shipping company NYK Line to carry cargo from mining company Anglo American.

The trial comprised 10% of waste-based used cooking oil methyl ester (UCOME) blended with VLSFO.

The biofuel component of the blend can cut greenhouse gas emissions by 80% compared to conventional heavy fuel oils on a well-to-wake basis, TotalEnergies says.

The B10 blend was supplied via ship-to-ship bunkering.