GoodFuels and the feeder and shortsea company Unifeeder have completed their first bunkering of sustainable marine biofuel in the Port of Rotterdam.
Under this partnership, the shortsea container ship Elbsummer was bunkered with a blend of marine biofuel produced from 100% sustainable feedstock and marine gasoil (MGO) before starting its journey towards Helsinki, Finland.
This is the first bio-bunkering between GoodFuels and Unifeeder, and aligns with both companies’ ambition to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of European transportation. Unifeeder now aims to decarbonize its fleet by 50% by 2040.
Isabel Welten, Chief Commercial Officer at GoodFuels, commented on the partnership:
This partnership demonstrates once again that solutions do already exist today to reduce emissions from shipping
Also remarking on the announcement, Timm Niebergall, Shortsea Director at Unifeeder, added that:
Shortsea shipping already provides a greener alternative to inland transport, and GoodFuels’ sustainable biofuel is a meaningful solution that allows us to reduce our emissions in an immediate, significant and measurable way
