ExxonMobil completes first sea trial of B30-VLSFO made from FAME residue

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ExxonMobil and Wallenius Wilhelmsen completed the first sea trial of a B30-VLSFO marine fuel blend derived from FAME distillation residue. The trial took place aboard the vehicle carrier Titus in Zeebrugge, demonstrating promising drop-in characteristics for sustainable fuel use in shipping.

US oil major ExxonMobil, and Nordic shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen, have successfully completed the first sea trial of a B30-VLSFO blend produced using FAME distillation residue. The B30-VLSFO was bunkered onto the vehicle carrier Titus in Zeebrugge before the trial. The fuel has similar drop-in characteristics to a B30-VLSFO blend made with FAME derived from ...