The CBH Group along with Oldendorff Carriers carried out what they claim to be the first biofuel trial on a grain vessel exporting from Australia.
Namely, CBH Marketing and Trading is shipping 30,000 tonnes of sustainably certified malting barley aboard the Edwine Oldendorff, which is set to leave from the Albany Grain Terminal bound for Vietnam.
The vessel will be bunkered with a biofuel blend for the trial, supplied by bp, and it is estimated to produce about 15% less GHG emissions for this journey.
Biofuel is one low-carbon option that could be part of the solution to reducing emissions in the shipping industry
said CBH Chief Marketing and Trading Officer Jason Craig.
The trial will provide information on how the vessel engine responds to biofuel, its speed and efficiency, and measure the emissions it produces.
Mr. Craig added that the focus now will be on sustainability means to “remain strong for future generations and Western Australian growers.”
