{"id":668,"date":"2026-06-05T09:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T01:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/rotterdam-completes-first-ethanol-bunkering\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T01:02:35","slug":"rotterdam-completes-first-ethanol-bunkering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/rotterdam-completes-first-ethanol-bunkering\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotterdam completes first ethanol bunkering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width:900px; margin:0 auto; background-color:rgb(246,246,246); padding:20px;line-height:30px\">\n<p>The Port of Rotterdam has completed its first ethanol bunkering operation, <\/p>\n<p>following the supply of ethanol to the container ship Eco Levant, operated by <\/p>\n<p>X-Press Feeders.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1780620922588833-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rotterdam completes first ethanol bunkering\" title=\"Rotterdam completes first ethanol bunkering\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; padding:20px 0px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The bunkering took place last weekend and is understood to be one of the <\/p>\n<p>first operations of its kind worldwide in which a bunker vessel supplied ethanol <\/p>\n<p>to a sea-going vessel.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Eco Levant has since been operating on a blend of ethanol and methanol. The <\/p>\n<p>fuel blend comprised 90 per cent ISCC EU-certified biomethanol and 10 per cent <\/p>\n<p>ISCC EU-certified second-generation ethanol.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>According to the Port of Rotterdam Authority, the bunkering was carried out <\/p>\n<p>safely under controlled operational conditions. Ethanol and methanol were <\/p>\n<p>bunkered separately onto the sea-going vessel, with both fuels delivered by a <\/p>\n<p>single inland bunker vessel. The batches were then blended on board the <\/p>\n<p>receiving vessel.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Methanol bunkering is already established in Rotterdam, while the latest <\/p>\n<p>operation marks a further step in the port\u2019s work with alternative marine <\/p>\n<p>fuels.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Shivendu Gadkar, Head of Fleet Efficiency and Performance at X-Press <\/p>\n<p>Feeders, said: \u201cMaritime fuels continue to evolve. At X-Press Feeders, we <\/p>\n<p>believe it\u2019s essential to continue to evaluate workable solutions and develop <\/p>\n<p>them further \u2014 solutions that contribute to reducing our fleet\u2019s emissions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>METHANAVE, a consultancy and implementation company focused on methanol and <\/p>\n<p>ethanol projects for shipping, was also involved in the project.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Morten Jacobsen, Methanave, said: \u201cThis project demonstrates the <\/p>\n<p>flexibility of alternative fuels such as methanol and ethanol in shipping and <\/p>\n<p>illustrates how collaboration across the supply chain can accelerate <\/p>\n<p>implementation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Matthijs van Doorn, Commercial Director at the Port of Rotterdam Authority, <\/p>\n<p>said: \u201cThis milestone demonstrates that Rotterdam is ready for a wide range of <\/p>\n<p>alternative fuels. Together with all parties in the port, we aim to enable the <\/p>\n<p>bunkering of all alternative, low-carbon fuels in the future, promoting greater <\/p>\n<p>sustainability for international shipping. This will allow us to fulfil our <\/p>\n<p>ambition to become the leading bunker port for sustainable fuels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Rotterdam is the world\u2019s second-largest bunker port, with approximately 10 <\/p>\n<p>million tonnes of fuel bunkered annually. The port is also preparing for a wider <\/p>\n<p>range of renewable fuels, having completed an ammonia bunkering pilot in <\/p>\n<p>2025.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Port of Rotterdam has completed its first ethanol bunkering operation, following the supply of ethanol to the container ship Eco Levant, operated by X-Press Feeders.The bunkering took place last weekend and is understood to be one of the first operations of its kind worldwide in which a bunke&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"hj_lang":[3],"class_list":["post-668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668"},{"taxonomy":"hj_lang","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hj_lang?post=668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}