Turkish bunker supplier offers biodiesel blends

Turkish marine fuel supplier UNERCO is now offering biodiesel bunker blends at Turkish ports.

The company offers B10, B20, B24 and B30 biodiesel bunker blends with ISO 8217:2024 specification. The biodiesel is also International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)-certified. Interest in biodiesel as a low-carbon fuel option has increased, with vessel operators looking to meet carbon intensity indicator (CII) limits imposed on each vessel by the International Maritime Organisation and also reduce their CO2 emissions payments imposed by the EU on vessels travelling in EU territorial waters.

UNERCO operates five bunker barges in Turkey and can also supply bunkers via truck.

In the west Mediterranean bunkering hub of Algeciras and Gibraltar, B24 was assessed at an average of $782/t from 1-26 June, compared with very low-sulphur fuel oil at $583/t.

By Stefka Wechsler