shining a light
Hapag-Lloyd is using a blend of 80 percent low-sulphur fuel oil and 20 percent biodiesel based on cooking oils and fats that had previously been used in the food industry.
Shippers are willing to pay for goods by individual container if these containers are transported in a greener, more sustainable manner
Hapag-Lloyd is using a blend of 80 percent low-sulphur fuel oil and 20 percent biodiesel based on cooking oils and fats that had previously been used in the food industry.
Sustainable biofuels currently available are under-utilized but could potentially meet shipping’s energy needs of today.
MSC has started to use biofuel in its vessels calling in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to reduce an estimated 15-20% in CO2 emissions.
The biofuel used in this pilot is a so called ‘second generation’ biofuel, produced from waste sources, in this case used cooking oil
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