Ship&Offshore | Issue 02/2025
Biofuel supply a potential constraint
DNV | Although biofuels such as fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) have significant potential for supporting ship’s decarbonisation drive, classification society, DNV, warns that their uptake in the future could be hampered by supply constraints. In its latest white paper, ‘Biofuels in Shipping’, DNV also stresses that their safe introduction, and critical operational and technical features should be clearly understood. According to DNV, shipping consumed about 0.7...