{"id":512,"date":"2020-06-22T11:27:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T10:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercator.nfdtesting.uk\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/2020\/06\/22\/stena-bulk-to-offer-biofuel-options\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T21:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T20:51:18","slug":"stena-bulk-to-offer-biofuel-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/news\/alternative-fuels-lubricants\/stena-bulk-to-offer-biofuel-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Stena Bulk to offer biofuel options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/news101\/fuels-and-oils\/stena-bulk-completes-trial-of-marine-biofuel-on-mr-tanker\" target=\"_blank\">recent trial of a cross-Atlantic voyage<\/a> conducted entirely with waste-based biofuel proved the technical and operational feasibility of the technology and the company has now developed a set of low-carbon options, ranging from 20% to 100% biofuel, and based on an offsetting programme involving the wider Stena Bulk fleet. This allows customers to make use of low-carbon shipping options regardless of fuel availability on the specific route.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerforming according to our customers\u2019 expectations is our highest priority, and this setup allows us to continue to do that while also offering a service,\u201d said Erik H\u00e5nell, president and chief executive for Stena Bulk. \u201cThis type of fuel is one step in many combined sustainable solutions that needs to be considered and can be used today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New fuels and technology such as Stena Bulk\u00b4s recently presented IMOFlexMAX vessel design will help inform the development of future low-carbon solutions. Collaboration within the industry will also be a key element.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to come together as an industry to find solutions that comply with future legislation,\u201d said Erik H\u00e5nell. \u201cBy working together, sharing experiences, risks and inspiring each other, we are convinced that we will meet the targets and ensure that shipping remains the most efficient and sustainable mode of transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a successful biofuel trial in April, Stena Bulk is now introducing low-carbon shipping options for its customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-fuels-lubricants"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":514,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512\/revisions\/514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}