Svitzer tugs in Esbjerg switch to biofuels

This transition supports the port’s ambition to be carbon neutral by 2030 and strengthens collaboration with key maritime partners as Grimaldi Group.

“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,” said Dennis Jul Pedersen, CEO of Port Esbjerg.

”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.”

Greener shipping

By adopting HVO, Svitzer said it is contributing to a greener future for shipping in Esbjerg and beyond.

From 1 February, Svitzer tugs operating in Port Esbjerg will sail on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) and customers using Svitzer’s towing services in and out of the port will be subject to Ecofriendly Bunker Adjustment Factor (EcoBAF).

“At Svitzer, we are committed to decarbonising our operations which must be carbon neutral by 2040,” said Mathias Jonasson, managing director, Svitzer Scandinavia.

”We can only achieve this ambition by working with like-minded partners and customers. I’m both proud and excited that Port Esbjerg and Grimaldi Group share our commitment to creating cleaner operations to benefit local communities and nature in Esbjerg and the West Coast of Jutland.”