EXPEDITION cruise line Hurtigruten has announced a new partnership with Norway-based Biokraft to supply the cruise line with liquefied biogas (LBG) made from dead fish and other organic waste.
In what Hurtigruten is describing as “the largest ever global contract for supply of (LBG) to a shipping operator,” the deal will include daily deliveries of the climate-neutral fuel to its vessels.
“This is a large and significant move for Hurtigruten, for Biokraft, for green solutions in the global shipping industry, and most importantly, for the environment,” said Hurtigruten CEO Daniel Skjeldam.
“What others see as a problem, we see as a resource and a solution…while other operators are running on cheap, polluting heavy fuel oil, our ships will literally be powered by nature,” he added.
Hurtigruten had previously revealed plans to replace the engines of six of its ships with LBG and battery-powered alternatives by 2021.