After winning the first tender by Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), Germany’s container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has selected Nordic energy company Gasum to deliver waste-based liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) to its vessels during the two-year tender period, reports offshore energy.
On April 16, 2024, ZEMBA, a first-of-its-kind buyers’ group within the maritime sector with the mission to accelerate commercial deployment of zero-emission (ZE) shipping solutions.
The shipping company has now teamed up with Gasum to secure bio-LNG supply for its container vessels and fulfill the requirements of the ZEMBA tender.
Liquefied biomethane
Liquefied biomethane or bio-LNG is described as a fully renewable and environmentally friendly fuel with life-cycle GHG emissions that are, on average, 90% lower when compared with fossil fuel use.
Jacob Granqvist, VP, Maritime, Gasum, commented on the collaboration with Hapag-Lloyd: “This agreement demonstrates that the green transition in the maritime transport sector is picking up speed. Gasum is proud to enable this transition by supplying shipping companies with bio-LNG in the Northern European region. We need all-hands-on-deck to drive the effort, and using bio-LNG to fuel maritime transports is an effective way to reduce emissions already today, rather than in a distant future.”
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Source: Offshore energy
