In Japan, on July 1, Japanese ship operator “K” Line announced it had completed its first use of bio-LNG fuel, supplying 500 tons to the car carrier OCEANUS HIGHWAY at the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, on June 16 through Shell Western LNG.
The fuel, liquefied biomethane derived from renewable organic waste and residue, was certified by ISCC-EU to have a life cycle carbon intensity below zero.
“Bio-LNG is a scalable solution we can use today,” said Dexter Belmar, Vice President of Shell Downstream LNG. “It is great for Shell to collaborate with key shipping players like ‘K’ LINE that are taking the lead in the adoption of bio-LNG.”
“Our beginning to use bio-LNG fuel is a significant step towards our net-zero GHG emissions goal,” said Hiroto Arai, General Manager of K Line’s Environmental/Technical Strategy Group. “We will continue to work diligently on the introduction of renewable fuels to achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050.”
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Category: Sustainable Marine Fuels
