Hapag-Lloyd’s vessel Colorado Express has successfully bunkered a B25 bio marine fuel blend comprised of ExxonMobil’s Premium HDME 50 fuel, a 0.10% sulphur Emission Control Area (ECA) fuel, and waste-based fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) derived from used cooking oil methyl ester (UCOME).
The ‘drop-in’ blend met the requirements of ISO 8217:20173 with the exception of the FAME component. The FAME content complied with EN 142144. The bio component was made material certified as meeting the...