When we last reported on Odfjell’s chemical tanker Bow Olympus, the five-year old vessel had departed the EDR Antwerp Shipyard in Belgium, headed for Houston after being fitted with four 22-meter bound4blue
Bow Olympus passes the Fred Hartman Bridge in Houston, April 2025 [Photo: Robert Land Productions & Mihovil Photography]
When we last reported on Odfjell’s chemical tanker Bow Olympus, the five-year old vessel had departed the EDR Antwerp Shipyard in Belgium, headed for Houston after being fitted with four 22-meter bound4blue eSAILs installed.
Since then she has completed two transatlantic voyages. On the second of these, the vessel used 100% sustainable biofuel. The goal was to explore a pathway towards near-net-zero operations for a deep-sea vessel. The bunkered biofuel was sourced from certified sustainable waste materials. The certification body is accredited by both IMO and EU.
Odfjell reports the combination of the biofuel and suction sails was the first near carbon-neutral transatlantic voyage, saving five tons of fuel every day and improving GHG intensity by 85%
The company says that the milestone voyage proves how existing technologies and fuels can be paired to accelerate deep-sea shipping’s transition
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