24-04-2025

Neste and Eckerö Line continue collaborating to reduce maritime emissions in the Baltic Sea

Neste and Finnish company Eckerö Line, which operates ferry services between Helsinki and Tallinn, are continuing their collaboration to reduce maritime emissions. Eckerö Line provides freight and passenger services on the Baltic Sea and is the first company in Finland to adopt Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ for commercial maritime transport. By replacing a part of the fuel it uses for its operations with Neste MY Renewable Diesel, Eckerö Line responds to the 2% emissions reduction requirement of the FuelEU Maritime regulation, which came into effect at the beginning of 2025, and encourages the use of lower-emission fuels in maritime transport.

Neste MY Renewable Diesel, made from 100% waste and residue raw materials for the Finnish market, reduces greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 90%* over the fuel's lifecycle compared to using fossil diesel.

‘’Neste MY Renewable Diesel meets our needs well. We can use it as is in our existing fleet of ships operating in the Gulf of Finland to reduce our vessels' greenhouse gas emissions, thereby meeting the requirements of the FuelEU Maritime regulation, which came into effect at the beginning of the year,' says Taru Keronen, CEO, Eckerö Line.

Neste MY Renewable Diesel has a similar chemical composition to fossil diesel, and therefore it can be used in all diesel-powered vessels without additional investments or modifications to existing equipment or fuel distribution infrastructure.

‘’The need to mitigate climate change is more urgent than ever. It's great that, as a partner and with Neste's renewable fuel, we can also support the maritime sector's transition towards lower-emission transport. Eckerö Line is setting a great example in this regard,’’ says Joni Pihlström, VP, Marketing & Services, Neste.

* The GHG emission reduction varies depending on the region-specific legislation that provides the methodology for the calculations (e.g. EU RED II 2018/2001/EU for Europe and US California LCFS for the US), and the raw material mix used to manufacture the product for each market.