Car making giant BMW Group is joining a trial to use biofuel on a UECC car carrier in Europe.
Oslo-based UECC, owned by NYK Line and Wallenius Lines, started an initial three-month test involving the use of 3,000 tonnes of the product its 2,080-ceu Autosky (built 2000) in March.
BMW will now cover the extra cost of the green fuel, corresponding to the amount of freight that will be shipped on Autosky.
