CMA CGM Group and Shell enter biofuel partnership for shipping fleet
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The CMA CGM Group and Shell on Friday (13 December) announced a partnership where the oil major will supply tens of thousands of tons of marine biofuel to its fleet.
This quantity, which is unique in the industry, will allow the Group’s ships to travel nearly 1 million kilometres, equivalent to over 80 round-trips between Rotterdam and New York.
The development builds on a trial tests carried out in 2019 where CMA CGM became the first shipowner in the world to successfully test the use of a marine biofuel onboard the container ships CMA CGM White Shark and CMA CGM Alexander Von Humboldt.
The fuel used is composed of 80% of Low Sulphur Fuel Oil and 20% of a biofuel made of used cooking oil.
The biofuel used reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 80% and virtually eliminates sulphur oxides emissions.
Related: “CMA CGM WHITE SHARK” receives biofuel bunkers in trial
Photo credit: CMA CGM
Published: 16 December, 2019
