IKEA Transport & Logistics Services, CMA CGM and the port of Rotterdam have joined
forces to test and scale the use of marine bio-fuel oil with the
support of the GoodShipping Programme, a sustainable initiative
dedicated to decarbonising ocean freight.
The test phase will kick off with a
landmark bunkering of the marine bio-fuel oil on a CMA CGM containership on March
19.
The sustainable marine bio-fuel oil
has been developed by GoodFuels, a leading provider of
sustainable marine biofuels to the global commercial shipping fleet, after
undergoing three years of intensive testing with marine engine manufacturers.
The second-generation bio-fuel oil is completely derived
from forest residues and waste oil products and is expected to reduce by 80-90
per cent well-to-propeller carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in comparison to
fossil fuel equivalents and practically eliminates sulphur oxide (SOx)
emissions - all without any
requirement for engine modifications.
Through this collaboration, the partners aim to
demonstrate the scalability, sustainability and technical compliance of
sustainable marine bio-fuel oil and
thereby spur wider development of realistic options to curb greenhouse gas and
sulphur oxide emissions from shipping.
This announcement comes at a time
when the shipping sector is at a crossroads, with owners and operators required
to switch to low sulphur fuels by 2020 under new International Maritime
Organization (IMO) greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction rules.
This also includes the goal of
cutting average carbon intensity from shipping - the amount of carbon emitted
for each unit of transport - by at least 40 per cent by 2030 and 70 per cent
by 2050.
IKEA Global Transport & Logistics Services
sustainability head Elisabeth Munck af Rosenschold said: "Through our pilot we want to show that the
means for decarbonisation in terms of alternative fuels are available. We have
a responsibility to do our part to reduce the impact of our ocean freight.
"Through our participation we
send a signal to our customers and the ocean industry on our commitment to
decarbonise. Only through collaboration can we achieve rapid, necessary change.
With a successful pilot completed, our intention is to put the equivalent of at
least all our containers out of Rotterdam on biofuel."
The GoodShipping Programme CEO Dirk Kronemeijer said: "The aim of our programme has always been not
only to reduce carbon emissions from shipping, but to show that the means to
accelerate the energy transition are already available for the sector to grasp.
"Together we send a very clear
message: sustainable biofuels are ready today, and we can meet the pathways
laid out by the IMO in a manner that is attractive to major cargo owners such
as IKEA."
CMA Ships vice president Xavier Leclercq said: "We will be testing second-generation biofuel
in one of CMA CGM's vessels for the first time. Having an HFO-equivalent
solution in bio-fuel oil available with no engineering or operational changes
required to our vessel offers a safe, manageable and innovative opportunity to
facilitate shipping's wider transition to new fuel solutions."
Port of Rotterdam CEO Allard Castelein added: "The port of Rotterdam considers this
initiative by IKEA, CMA CGM and GoodShipping to be a strong rallying
cry to the shipping industry. This bunkering shows that decarbonisation of sea
trade is well achievable.
"It's clear that shippers play
an important role in decarbonising the industry. In Rotterdam the necessary
infrastructure is available. Besides that, to support these kind of initiatives
we have just started a four year period during which we have EUR5 million
(US$5.66 million) to spend on stimulating specific projects to reduce carbon
dioxide emissions from the global shipping industry."
Source : HKSG.
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