--- title: First commercial marine biofuel based on wood residues description: GoodFuels Marine and Boskalis have successfully tested UPM’s sustainable wood-based biofuel for marine fleet. image: https://www.goodfuels.com/hubfs/boskalis.jpg --- [![Arrow left](https://www.goodfuels.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/goodfuels/assets/svg/arrow-left.svg) Back to News ](https://www.goodfuels.com/news?hsLang=en) 24-12-2016 # First commercial marine biofuel based on wood residues [ Dredging ](https://www.goodfuels.com/news/tag/Dredging) [ Press release ](https://www.goodfuels.com/news/tag/Press-release) [ Feedstocks ](https://www.goodfuels.com/news/tag/Feedstocks) ![GoodFuels Marine and Boskalis have successfully tested UPM’s sustainable wood-based biofuel for marine fleet.](https://www.goodfuels.com/hubfs/boskalis.jpg) ![GoodFuels Marine and Boskalis have successfully tested UPM’s sustainable wood-based biofuel for marine fleet.](https://www.goodfuels.com/hubfs/boskalis.jpg) **GoodFuels Marine and Boskalis have successfully tested UPM’s sustainable wood-based biofuel for marine fleet. This ground breaking advanced biofuel is now available for all ships operating in the The Netherlands.** **International dredging company Boskalis and Dutch sustainable fuel leader GoodFuels Marine have extensively tested UPM BioVerno wood-based renewable diesel on a vessel working on the Dutch Marker Wadden nature restoration project**** in the middle of the Markermeer lake.** ***              *** **MARKER WADDEN, The Netherlands, 2016: ***Boskalis, the leading global dredging and marine expert*, *and GoodFuels Marine, **the leading provider of sustainable marine biofuels to the global commercial shipping fleet **announced the successful performance of live tests on a sustainable wood-based drop-in biofuel called UPM BioVerno.*   The fuel supplied by Finnish UPM Biofuels is the **first-ever biofuel derived from wood residue used in a marine fleet**.   Last summer Boskalis vessel “EDAX”, a 1696 deadweight tonne (DWT) cutter suction dredger successfully used the fuel in bio/fossil blends going up to 50% as it worked on phase one of the Marker Wadden project in the first half of 2016. This resulted in a **CO2 saving of 600Mt** over the operating period.   The testing of this fuel marks yet another landmark development for the [**marine biofuels**](https://www.goodfuels.com/sustainable-shipping?hsLang=en) consortium that was announced in October last year by GoodFuels Marine, Boskalis and **Wärtsilä, the global supplier of engines and power systems to the marine industry. The consortium was launched with the mission to spearhead a two-year pilot programme to** accelerate the development of truly sustainable, scalable and affordable marine biofuels.** All fuels being ‘live” tested on board of Boskalis vessels – including UPM BioVerno- were first extensively ground tested at the Wärtsilä lab in Vaasa, Finland.   Sustainable marine biofuels offer ship operators a way to reduce a vessel’s CO2 emissions by 80-90%. They eliminate SOx emissions, cut NOx emissions by up to 10% and reduce particulate matter (PM) expelled in a ship’s exhaust plume by 50%. Current forecasts predict that marine biofuels could make up 5 – 10% of the marine fuel mix by 2030, significantly contributing towards the reduction of the shipping industry’s carbon footprint.   **Dirk Kronemeijer, CEO of GoodFuels Marine commented:** “We are extremely proud to add UPM Biofuels as a new partner in our supply portfolio. This co-operation will help to further accelerate supply of truly sustainable biofuel to the global maritime industry.” **Maarten van Biezen, Mobility Policy Director ****at Dutch NGO Natuur & Milieu praised the project, commenting:** “It is extremely encouraging to see GoodFuels Marine leading the way - together with Boskalis - towards the use of more sustainable, advanced biofuels on Dutch ships. This project is a true example for both the shipping and the biofuels industry of how to apply waste and residue-based biofuels.”   **Sari Mannonen, Head of UPM Biofuels added:** “We are delighted to collaborate with GoodFuels. Our renewable UPM BioVerno diesel is a great product for marine use – it is a sustainable and competitive fuel with several advantages. Its raw material is wood-based residue, and it reduces both greenhouse gas and exhaust emissions significantly. 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