Svitzer to switch to biofuels in Port of Esbjerg, Denmark
To contribute to the decarbonisation of shipping and the port of Esbjerg’s ambition to be carbon neutral by 2030, Svitzer’s tugs operating in the Port of Esbjerg (Denmark) will change to biofuel as of February 1, 2025. This means that from this date, Svitzer tugs will be sailing on HVO and customers using Svitzer’s towing services in and out of the port will be subject to EcoBAF, which is short of Ecofriendly Bunker Adjustment Factor.
Mathias Jonasson, Managing Director, Svitzer Scandinavia: “At Svitzer, we are committed to decarbonising our operations which must be carbon neutral by 2040. We can only achieve this ambition by working with like-minded partners and customers. I’m both proud and excited that Port of Esbjerg and Grimaldi share our commitment to creating cleaner operations to benefit local communities and nature in Esbjerg and the West Coast of Jutland.”
Dennis Pedersen, CEO of Esbjerg Port: “Port of Esbjerg has signed up for the “Getting to Zero Coalition” and thereby committed to becoming CO2 neutral by 2030, or in just five years. We have come far, but we depend on our customers transitioning to green biofuels to deliver on this ambition fully. We acknowledge that transitioning to biofuels comes with additional costs for our customers using our port facilities. But it is a necessary next step in the green transition; that’s why I’m very grateful that both Grimaldi and Svitzer understand this and will now use cleaner fuels.”
Paul Kyprianou, External Relations Manager of the Grimaldi Group: “The Grimaldi Group shares the goal of zero emissions and has made significant investments towards reaching this goal, including ordering almost 40 ships in the last seven years, with CO2 emissions halved compared to previous constructions. We consider the EcoBAF approach as an essential part of the decarbonisation journey within shipping where our Group plays a central role as one of the leading players in the industry.”
Photo credit: Port of Esbjerg
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