Japanese trio conducts bio bunker fuel trial on bulk carrier “Sunrise Serenity”
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Japanese shipping firm NYK Line, Asahi Shipping and Kobe Steel on Monday (21 August) successfully conducted a bio bunker fuel trial on bulk carrier Sunrise Serenity on 28 July.
The vessel was supplied with biofuel by Toyota Tsusho Marine Fuels via ship-to-ship transfer at the port of Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture before it embarked on a test voyage to port of Newcastle in Australia.
Sunrise Serenity carries cargoes for Kobe Steel while the vessel is operated and managed by Asahi Shipping. It is jointly owned by NYK and Asahi Shipping.
The trio expects the test voyage will contribute to expanding the biofuel supply chain in the Kansai and Setouchi areas.
NYK, Asahi Shipping, and Kobe Steel said they will share the knowledge from the test voyage to promote decarbonisation initiatives.
Manifold Times previously reported Toyota Tsusho Corporation launching Japan’s first continuous supply of biodiesel blended fuel (bio bunker) on a commercial basis to ships operated by Toyofuji Shipping Co., Ltd. (Toyofuji Shipping) at the Port of Nagoya in April.
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Photo credit: NYK
Published: 22 August, 2023
