Wallenius Wilhelmsen has successfully completed its first biofuel bunkering trial in Japan at the Port of Yokohama.
As announced, Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s M/V Tamesis successfully bunkered 400 metric tons of Bio Bunker B24 (VLSFO Blended), at the Port of Yokohama, supplied by Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Co., Ltd.
The company has committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2040, with an intermediate goal of reducing well-to-wake greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030, compared to its 2022 baseline.
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.
Mitsuo Ueda, General Manager, Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Co., Ltd., also highlighted the significance of the collaboration and commented that in anticipation of growing demand for biofuel in the marine sector, the company has begun storing biofuel at its oil terminal in Onahama (Fukushima Prefecture) and supplying B24 in Tokyo Bay using its barges.
