Cruise ship biofuel bunkering

The Hyperion-class cruise ship was refuelled with 100% sustainable biofuel during its 8th December port call to Rotterdam, in the Netherlands.

Dirk Kronemeijer, chief executive of GoodFuels, called the bio-bunkering ‘yet another big step forward on the cruise sector’s decarbonisation pathway’. “[The bunkering] builds on the collaboration and partnership we are enjoying with AIDA Cruises and the wider Carnival group, and once again proves that our sustainable biofuels are an immediately available sustainability solution for a range of segments in the global fleet,” he said.

GoodFuels’ next-generation biofuel is derived from feedstocks that are certified as 100% waste or residue, including processed used cooking oil, tallow, and animal waste fats.

It enables a well-to-exhaust CO2 reduction of 80% to 90% when compared to fossil fuels, reports GoodFuels. Thanks to its ‘drop in’ properties, AIDAprima was bunkered with the fuel without the need for modifications to the engine or tanks.

The two companies first worked together in July 2022 when AIDAprima was bunkered with a blend of biofuel and conventional marine fuels.