MOL group successfully completes biodiesel trials on bunkering vessel

The fuel contained more than 30% biofuel, a first in Japan, and is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 25-30%, says MOL.

PHOTO: Bunkering vessel Techno Star a double-bottom/double-hull structure, delivered in 2017. MOL

Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) bunker delivery vessel Techno Star successfully operates biodiesel fuel (BDF) supplied by Aburatou Shoji K.K.  

The vessel got certified by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Class NK) a Japanese ship classification society as the nitrogen oxides emission from the vessel during biodiesel fuel (BDF) combustion were well within the limits set by international regulations including MARPOL.

The company announced last year in June that MOL Group Environment Vision 2.1 plans to adopt LNG, synthetic methane, hydrogen, and other alternative fuels to pursue its aim of being net-zero by 2050.

Last month, MOL received design approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (AIB) for the jointly planned ammonia bunkering vessel.