Eagle Bulk completes biofuel voyage

Eagle Bulk Shipping announced that one of its bulkers has completed a voyage using biofuel.

M/V Stamford Eagle, an Ultramax bulk carrier built in 2016, carried out the voyage in cooperation with the global mining and metallurgy group Eramet and its subsidiary Eramet Norway.

The ship used GoodFuels MDF1-100 sustainable biofuel, providing an approximately 80% reduction in net well-to-wake CO2 emissions compared to equivalent fossil fuel.

Stamford Eagle arrived in Sauda, Norway in late December 2022 from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The ship is currently underway in the North East Atlantic Ocean heading for Macapa, Brazil, where it is estimated to arrive on January 17.

Eagle noted that this was a meaningful reduction in the company’s scope 1 emissions and Eramet’s scope 3 emissions.

Eagle Bulk launched biofuel trials back in 2021 in cooperation with Dutch biofuels pioneer GoodFuels.

GoodFuels produces biofuels from certified renewable feedstocks labelled as 100% waste or residue that cannot be used for any higher-quality application or recycling. The biofuels “drop in” to tanks without any alterations to the fuel infrastructure or marine engines, and ensure compliance with the IMO’s Sulphur Cap as they are virtually free of all SOX emissions.