Low sulphur fuel deal for WWL

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics? (WWL), represented by their marine fuels partner Wilhelmsen Premier Marine Fuels, has signed its largest ever deal for low sulphur fuel with Shell Marine Products A/S.

The deal is one of Shell Marine Product?s (SMP) largest supply agreements for low sulphur fuel oil and will see SMP delivering 350,000 to 400,000 tonnes of product with a yearly average maximum sulphur content of 1.05% to WWL. Ships will be bunkered in Gothenburg, Sweden and Bremerhaven, Germany. Mark Harrison, General Manager SMP said: “We are proud to continue our partnership with WWL and to support a shared commitment to improving energy efficiency and the environment.”

It is WWL?s tough, self-imposed environmental policy that has saved the world from 75,550 tonnes of sulphur dioxide emissions in a six year period between 2001 and 2006, a 33.6% reduction. This saving was more than the amount of sulphur dioxide that London emitted into the atmosphere over a similar period. WWL was the first shipping line to achieve such results.

Between 2000 and 2006, WWL also reduced the fuel consumption per transported unit by 11.5 %, thereby cutting emissions of carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides, as well as sulphur oxide, into the atmosphere. WWL?s twin environmental objective is to cut emissions into the atmosphere and cut discharges into the sea through the release of ballast water. It is achieving its second objective by introducing innovative ballast water treatment systems on its newbuildings.

Two years ago WWL launched the world?s first concept ro-ro ship, Orcelle, designed to run on natural resources, i.e. the sun, wind and waves. WWL is currently working with its owners, Wilh. Wilhelmsen of Norway and Wallenius Lines of Sweden, to develop some of the concepts embodied in the Orcelle concept further.