MOL, TFG Marine to develop global biodiesel bunker supply network

MOL Chemical Tankers has teamed up with bunker supplier TFG Marine to explore how its operated tankers can be supplied with biodiesel in bunker ports around the world.

PHOTO: Oil refinery and storage tanks in the Port of Rotterdam. Getty Images

MOL Chemical Tankers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), has already trialled biodiesel supplied by TFG Marine. Its Niseko Galaxy was fuelled with 200 mt of biodiesel from TFG Marine last month on a voyage to the US Gulf Coast.

Its diesel engine required no modifications to consume the biodiesel, which was made up of 30% biodiesel and 70% conventional heavy fuel oil. They expect the blend to have reduced the Niseko Galaxy’s carbon dioxide emissions by 25-30%.

The efforts are part of the MOL Group’s goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.