Fuels & Lubricants

MOL car carrier first to use bio-LNG

2025-03-19T13:10:00

Celeste Ace taking on board bio-LNG from the Fratelli Cosulich LNG barge

Source: MOL

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines’ LNG-fuelled car carrier has become the first ocean-going vessel operated by a Japanese shipping company to be supplied with bio-LNG fuel

On 16 March, the Celeste Ace was supplied with around 500 tonnes of the fuel by Titan Supply at the Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium.

By using bio-LNG, Celeste Ace will reduce its CO2 emissions significantly compared to traditional fuel oils, with estimates showing a 25% reduction in CO2 emissions from LNG alone.

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