Sustainability

Maritime Biofuel Insets

Want to reduce the fossil emissions associated with your sea freight without changing your logistics setup?

With Greencarrier’s Maritime Biofuel Insets, you can support the replacement of fossil marine fuels with renewable alternatives and have the associated calculated greenhouse gas emission reductions allocated to your selected sea freight shipments.

The solution uses Book & Claim: renewable fuel is used in maritime transport, but not necessarily on the vessel carrying your goods.

You choose which shipments to include and receive documentation showing the calculated emission reductions allocated to them. This provides a basis for internal follow-up and, where applicable, sustainability reporting, while keeping your existing routes and booking routines.

Ready to explore the options for your shipments? Contact us to learn more about Maritime Biofuel Insets and the documentation you will receive.

Facts

Biogas from manure – fuel for maritime transport

The fuel used in our Maritime Biofuel Insets solution is liquefied biogas (LBG), produced from manure. Through anaerobic digestion, the manure is broken down to produce biogas, which is then upgraded and liquefied for use as marine fuel.

Instead of letting methane from the manure escape into the atmosphere, it is converted into renewable fuel that can be used to power ships. This reduces emissions both during production and when the fuel is burned.

This provides a renewable alternative to fossil liquefied natural gas (LNG). The climate impact depends on the production process, methane leakage and fuel use, and needs to be assessed across the fuel’s lifecycle.

Reduced emissions for your business

With Maritime Biofuel Insets, you not only get a fossil-free transport solution but also a certificate showing how much your transportation emissions have been reduced. We provide the possibility to reduce fossil emissions in Scope 3 by up to 100 percent. It’s a simple, cost-efficient solution that makes a real difference in emissions. For you, this means we can provide a certificate that covers a total reduction of all your shipping emissions.

The book and claim principle – like green electricity

When you choose Maritime Biofuel Insets, it works somewhat like choosing green electricity. By demanding and purchasing biofuel, we ensure that the overall amount of renewable fuel used in the shipping sector increases. Even if we cannot always guarantee that the biofuel will be used directly in the ship transporting your goods, this contributes to reducing the shipping industry’s total emissions, which is ultimately the most important aspect.

Biogas from manure – an organic resource

The foundation of Maritime Biofuel Insets is Liquefied Biogas (LBG), a fuel produced from organic materials. In our case, manure is used as the raw material. This byproduct from agriculture is a smart way to reduce climate impact on multiple levels. Instead of letting methane from the manure escape into the atmosphere, it is converted into renewable fuel that can be used to power ships. This reduces emissions both during production and when the fuel is burned.

A significant step towards fossil free shipping

Maritime Biofuel Insets is not just a solution for reducing current emissions; it is also part of the long-term transition to fossil-free shipping. By choosing biofuel now, we collectively send a clear signal to the industry that fossil-free solutions are in demand and a possible new market. Together we can transform the shipping industry and reduce our shared climate impact.

FCL pricing example

Sea freight route	Shipment size (TEU)	Estimated emission	Price per tonne of allocated reduction	Total cost of reduction
Shanghai – Hamburg (19 958,42 km)	1 container (avg. weight 10 tonnes)	1 ton CO₂e	150 euro/ton CO₂e	150 euro