16-12-2024

Mabanaft reaches agreement with Hapag-Lloyd to supply B30 bunker fuel in Hamburg

Energy company Mabanaft has reached an agreement with the shipping company Hapag-Lloyd for the supply of B30 biofuel. A first test delivery of 1,000 tonnes (mt) of B30 VLSFO from Mabanaft's Waltershof tank terminal was scheduled for 12 December in the port of Hamburg for the container ship Delaware Express.

The delivery follows an extensive analysis of possible bio-components that Mabanaft can add to B30 biofuel. All options were analysed for their quality and potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The agreement with Hapag-Lloyd is for an initial supply of 1,000 tonnes of B30. Additional volumes could follow in 2025.

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in shipping with B30 biofuel
The demands on the shipping industry to use cleaner fuels will continue to increase in the coming years," says Helmut Oldekamp, Head of Marine Fuels & Industry at Mabanaft. “We are prepared for this and will support our customers in the best possible way with solutions for the energy transition.” With B30 biofuel, Mabanaft is able to offer a fuel that can be used without engine modifications, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the short term.

“We are very pleased that Mabanaft is providing biofuels in the Port of Hamburg. The cooperation between suppliers and buyers and the establishment of real trials will help to further improve the availability of biofuels. Our goal is to achieve net-zero fleet operations by 2045 – and Biofuels will play an important role in this," said Jan Christensen, Senior Director Global Fuel Purchasing at Hapag-Lloyd.

Mabanaft to expand biofuels business in the Port of Hamburg
Until now, the Port of Hamburg has played only a minor role in the business with bunker fuels such as B30. Rotterdam and Singapore have been the main hubs for handling B30. "We want to change that," says Michael Wiring, Senior Trader Marine Fuels at Mabanaft. “The agreement with Hapag-Lloyd is a great opportunity to make more B30 biofuel available in Hamburg in the future.” The project reinforces Mabanaft's commitment to offer customers a broad and flexible product range that provides both conventional and low-carbon fuel solutions.