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Svitzer to switch to biofuels in Danish port

Supporting the shipping sector’s decarbonization efforts and the Port of Esbjerg’s goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, Svitzer transitions its tugs operating in the Port of Esbjerg to biofuel starting on 1 February 2025.

Mathias Jonasson, Managing Director of Svitzer Scandinavia, stated: “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.”

As a result, Svitzer tugs will operate on HVO, and customers using Svitzer’s towing services at the Danish port will be subject to the EcoBAF (Ecofriendly Bunker Adjustment Factor).

Dennis Pedersen, CEO of Esbjerg Port, commented: “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.”





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