AtoB@C, EFO Turn To Renewable Fuels In New Initiative

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AtoB@C Shipping, a Swedish subsidiary of shipping company ESL Shipping, and EFO, a joint venture of compatriot energy companies, have committed to a set of measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from their sea transports, reports Offshore energy.

Annual fuel consumption 

As informed, the initiative will involve substituting 10% of the annual fuel consumption of EFO’s shipments with renewable alternatives, resulting in a projected 8.5% reduction in lifecycle emissions.

In addition, the companies have agreed to implement virtual arrival as a standard operational practice to optimize the speed of the vessels when there is a known delay in port.

So far two voyages have been performed with 100% renewable fuel under this contract with plug-in hybrid vessel Electramar unloading the second cargo in Oxelösund, Sweden last week.

Christened in May this year, Electramar is the first vessel in the series of twelve energy-efficient plug-in hybrid vessels. The 5,400 dwt general cargo ship was delivered to its owner by India’s Chowgule Shipyard in December 2023.

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Source: Offshore energy