Port of Santos starts ethanol bunkering for ships

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The Port of Santos has moved ethanol bunkering for ships from a trial to a regular supply model. The first regular operation refueled the 13,000-TEU container ship CMA CGM IRON on October 19, using its tri-fuel engine.

The operation marks the transition from a trial to a regular ethanol supply model, the Santos port authority said. The first operation took place on 19 October, when the 13,000 TEU container ship CMA CGM IRON was refuelled at the Port of Santos. The vessel has an Everllence tri-fuel engine, which the partners said is ...