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(Corrects paragraph 4 to show Maersk Tankers is an independent
company, owned by A. P. Moller Holding (not a subsidiary of A.P.
Moeller Maersk)
LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - BP and Maersk Tankers
successfully completed trials using marine fuel blended with
biofuel on tankers as efforts grow to tackle the shipping
sector's greenhouse gas emissions.
Global shipping accounts for around 3% of global carbon
emissions. The sector is considered relatively hard to
decarbonise because of a lack of alternatives to marine fuel.
The trials were completed on two refined oil product
carriers chartered to BP from Maersk Tankers - Maersk Cirrus and
Maersk Navigator, BP said in a statement.
Maersk Tankers is an independent company, owned by A.P.
Moller Holding.
Each vessel was supplied with bp Marine B30 biofuel,
consisting of 30% fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), a biodiesel
produced from recycled cooking oils and renewable oil sources,
blended with very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO).
"No adverse effects to equipment or machinery were observed
during or after the trials. No modifications to the engine or
infrastructure were required," BP said.
(Reporting by Ron Bousso
Editing by Mark Potter)
