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Japan’s NX Shoji trials biodiesel use for bunker ship

  • Mercados: Biofuels, Freight
  • 21/03/24

Japanese logistics firm NX Shoji has started trialling the use of biodiesel for its bunkering ship, aiming to set up a scheme to supply the alternative marine fuel for use in any vessel.

NX Shoji is testing a mixture of more than 20pc fatty acid methyl ester (Fame) with conventional fuel oil for use as a fuel for its bunker vessel Aikomaru, it said on 21 March. But the company declined to say how much Fame it would use during the demonstration, which began in February.

The Fame is produced from used cooking oil, which is expected to help reduce CO2 emissions by around 20pc, NX Shoji said.

The firm is planning to carry out the biodiesel demonstration for around three months in the Tokyo bay area, to assess its impact on an internal combustion engine and other equipment


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