Baleària opts for bioLNG use on three ferries

Spanish ferry operator Baleària is taking another step forward in its roadmap towards decarbonization and has begun regularly incorporating bioLNG in its operations.

The Margarita Salas, Abel Matutes and Rusadir vessels, which have dual gas engines, have been powered exclusively by this renewable fuel since the beginning of September.

The company has procured 132 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of bioLNG, which will allow the three ships to sail emissions-free until December 2025. This volume, supplied over just four months, is equivalent to 13% of the LNG consumed by Baleària’s entire gas-powered fleet in 2024.

Thanks to this measure, Baleària is not only eliminating its carbon footprint on the Barcelona–Alcúdia–Ciutadella and Malaga–Melilla routes but is also generating a globally positive carbon balance. The use of this biofuel between September and December will prevent the emission of 80,300 tonnes of CO2, the annual equivalent of taking 153,500 cars off the roads or planting 160,650 trees.

Biomethane, produced from livestock waste, captures and recovers methane that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere, transforming it into useful