CMA CGM bunkers ship with UCOME blend

On 29 July 2022, 4,294-TEU CMA CGM Montoir was bunkered via ship-to-ship transfer with TotalEnergies-supplied biofuel. The biofuel is made of very low sulphur fuel oil blended with 24% second-generation, waste-based and ISCC-certified used cooking oil methyl ester (UCOME).

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels general manager of trading and operations for Asia Pacific, Laura Ong said, “We are delighted to continue our partnership with CMA CGM, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, in their decarbonisation journey using marine biofuel. This latest project is further evidence of both companies’ long-term collaboration to explore and develop initiatives that promote the introduction of clean, low-carbon alternative fuels.”

A statement said, “This operation marks another milestone in TotalEnergies Marine Fuels’ ambition to become a key biofuel bunker supplier across strategic bunker hubs by 2030”.

This operation follows successful biofuel bunkering trials TotalEnergies Marine Fuels performed in Singapore with a COSCO Shipping Lines container ship, a vehicle carrier operated by Mitsui OSK Lines and a bulk carrier chartered by NYK Line this year.