Japanese container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) said it has successfuly trialed a marine biofuel supplied by BP.
ONE, which is jointly owned by Japanese firms NYK, Mol and K-Line, bunkered the M/V NYK Fujiin Singapore with 1,300t of a marine biofuel blend. It then deployed on ONE's route to South Africa and began trialling the fuel after passing through the strait of Malacca, continuing on to Durban and Cape Town before returning to southeast Asia. The 1,300t of fuel were used in 45 days.
The product consisted of brown grease methyl ester (BGME) a type of fatty acid methyl ester (Fame) derived from 100pc waste or residue feedstocks, blended with conventional very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO). ONE said the blend required no engine modifications.
The firm carried out [similar trials in February]((https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2186076) and in April 2021 on its transatlantic route, with fuels supplied by Dutch firm GoodFuels.
