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Vitol Takes Delivery of First Battery-Powered Bunker Barge in Singapore
Friday June 9, 2023
V-Bunkers, the Singapore marine fuel supply arm of commodity firm Vitol, has taken delivery of its first battery-powered bunker delivery vessel.
The firm's new bunker tanker the Marine Charge has a battery power system as well as being conventionally fuelled, allowing it to operate emissions-free for some of the time, Vitol said in a LinkedIn post on Thursday.
The company expects to see GHG savings of more than 10% overall compared to a conventional bunker delivery vessel.
"Her sister barge, the Marine Dynamo has also been delivered and commenced operations earlier this week, further contributing towards decarbonisation of V-Bunkers' Singapore operations," the company said in the statement.
