ExxonMobil supplies B30 bio marine fuel to Wallenius Wilhelmsen
ExxonMobil bunkered Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s Titus with a B30 bio marine fuel in Zeebrugge. The blend used waste-based FAME and 30% biofuel.
ExxonMobil on June 24 supplied Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s Titus with a B30 0.50% sulphur marine fuel blend in Zeebrugge. The bunkering took place ahead of a sea trial and used a fuel made with fatty acid methyl ester from distillation residue.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen's first biofuel contract with ExxonMobil used a blend that was 30% biofuel and 70% conventional fuel. The company has been pushing to cut emissions from its ocean network while it targets a net-zero emissions integrated supply chain service by 2027. Titus is an IMO 9700512 vehicle carrier in a fleet that includes more than 50 RoRo vessels used for auto, construction, mining and agriculture machinery, plus breakbulk cargo.
ExxonMobil's bio marine fuel blends combine residual or distillate fuels with a FAME bio component. In this case, the FAME was a waste-based, ISCC-certified second-generation product, and the blend met ISO 8217:2017 specifications except for the FAME component, which complied with EN 14214. ExxonMobil says the fuel can deliver CO2 emissions reductions of up to approximately 40% versus conventional marine fuel and is designed for normal marine operations without engine modification.
The Zeebrugge bunkering followed earlier ExxonMobil marine biofuel activity in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region, the United Kingdom and Singapore. ExxonMobil completed a sea trial with Stena Bulk in Rotterdam, and similar bunker deliveries followed agreements in Singapore in 2022. ExxonMobil has also supplied biofuel to Hapag-Lloyd in the ARA region.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen's Pure Car and Truck Carrier vessels can be up to 200 meters long and carry up to 6,600 car equivalent units.
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