Norway’s car carrier operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has conducted its first biofuel bunkering trial in Japan.
The vessel Tamesis bunkered 400 metric tons of bio bunker B24 (VLSFO blended), at the port of Yokohama, supplied by Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Co., Ltd.
“Achieving these targets require a major shift in energy sources from conventional fuels to low and zero-carbon alternatives. Expanding supply locations and securing sufficient biofuels remain a priority, and we are pleased to have conducted our first B24 VLSFO blended biofuel bunkering trial in Yokohama,” said Yasuyuki Sakurai, senior manager, the Orcelle Accelerator taskforce at Wallenius Wilhelmsen.
The company is expanding its biofuel supply locations including Japan. Since 2023, the expansion has included key ports in Belgium, Korea and Singapore.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040 and has set a target of a 40% absolute reduction of well-to-wake greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared to its 2022 baseline.
“In anticipation of growing demand for biofuel in the marine sector, we have begun storing biofuel at our oil terminal in Onahama (Fukushima Prefecture) and supplying B24 in Tokyo Bay using our barges,” noted Mitsuo Ueda, general manager of Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Co., Ltd.
