TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has successfully completed the first refuelling of a Cosco Shipping Lines containership with sustainable marine biofuel, marking TotalEnergies’ first biofuel bunkering operation for a containership in Singapore.
The 4,250 TEU Cosco Houston container vessel was bunkered with TotalEnergies-supplied biofuel in Singapore waters, via ship-to-ship transfer. VLSFO (Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil) blended with 20% second-generation, waste-based and ISCC-certified UCOME (Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester), was bunkered via an operation that was made possible with support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the involvement of local partners such as tank storage company, Vopak Terminals Singapore at Penjuru.
From a well-to-wake assessment, the biofuel will reduce about 17% of GHG emissions compared with conventional fuel oil. The biofuel was consumed during the vessel’s voyage to Jakarta, Indonesia.
Laura Ong, TotalEnergies Marine Fuels GM Trading and Operations, Asia Pacific, said: “We are honoured to partner Cosco Shipping Lines, one of the world’s largest container shipping companies, in their decarbonisation journey with the provision of their first biofuel bunker stem. This successful collaboration lays a foundation for both companies to explore new joint initiatives that promote the introduction of clean, low-carbon alternative fuels. This milestone bio-bunkering operation also further validates the important role of biofuels in decarbonising conventional marine fuels, and the potential GHG reduction gains it can bring to existing vessels. In line with TotalEnergies’ climate ambition to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 together with society, we will continue to scale up our biofuel capabilities and to support the growing interest for sustainable marine biofuels in this region.”
The operation follows successful biofuel bunkering trials that TotalEnergies Marine Fuels performed in Singapore with a vehicle carrier operated by MOL and a bulk carrier chartered by NYK Line this year.
