{"id":12616,"date":"2025-09-01T11:29:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T08:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipowners.fi\/?p=12616"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:30:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T08:30:40","slug":"viking-line-to-boost-biogas-use-will-provide-option-of-fossil-free-maritime-transport-on-all-routes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shipowners.fi\/en\/viking-line-to-boost-biogas-use-will-provide-option-of-fossil-free-maritime-transport-on-all-routes\/","title":{"rendered":"Viking Line to boost biogas use \u2013 will provide option of fossil-free maritime transport on all routes"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time, Viking Line\u2019s passengers and cargo customers will all have the opportunity to travel completely fossil-free since the company is significantly increasing its use of biofuel. Viking Line has been working in collaboration with the energy company Gasum for a number of years to develop the market for biofuel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This autumn, Viking Line will increase its purchases of renewable biofuel (bio liquefied natural gas or bio-LNG) sixfold, which means purchasing European biogas equivalent to Viking Glory\u2019s total fuel consumption. The biofuel will be consumed on the Turku\u2013Stockholm route by Viking Glory and Viking Grace. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) will also be used as a complement. These fuels generate virtually no sulphur or particulate matter emissions, which are harmful to human health. Using biogas also contributes to a circular economy since the raw materials consist of waste streams from food and agricultural waste.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy running on biogas, Viking Line contributes to emission reductions in Gasum\u2019s pooling service for FuelEU Maritime compliance, which is used by vessels that cannot use biofuel themselves. Viking Line thus helps the entire maritime transport sector to reduce emissions. Starting on January 1, 2025, vessels must reduce their emissions by two per cent, but required reductions will increase all the way to 80 per cent by 2050. We therefore need trailblazers like Viking Line, which can pave the way for others,\u201d says\u00a0Jacob Granqvist<\/strong>, Vice President Maritime at Gasum.<\/p>\n

Viking Line has collaborated with Gasum for a number of years. The shipping company \u00a0used 10 tonnes of \u00a0biogas in 2023 and about 600 tonnes last year. Thie year, biogas use will increase at least sixfold to 3,800 tonnes. At the same time, Viking Line\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by 17,000 tonnes, which is equivalent to the average annual carbon footprint of nearly 1,700 Finns.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have worked with others to create the market for biogas. Supply has now increased to a level that enables the use of renewable fuel to a significant extent. We have now been able to agree on our purchases through to October, and our goal is to continue at the same level. Moreover, the amount of bio-LNG used will increase thanks to the fossil-free maritime journeys that our customers purchase,\u201d says\u00a0Dani Lindberg,\u00a0<\/strong>Head of Sustainability, Viking LIne.<\/p>\n

Passengers can affect emissions<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the significant rise in the use of biofuel, Viking Line is providing fossil-free maritime transport on all routes for the first time. For an additional fee, passengers, conference guests and cargo customers can opt to make their journey completely fossil-free, which means their trip does not produce any fossil emissions at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the 2025 survey for Finnish maritime transport, carried out by EPSI Rating, 45 per cent of respondents indicated that they will make more sustainable choices in the future when they travel. These alternatives will become a reality only through long-term development work, bold investments and good collaboration. For example, the increased use of biofuel and the resulting decrease in total emissions have been made possible thanks to the company\u2019s EUR 450 million investment in Viking Glory and Viking Grace\u201d, says Dani Lindberg.<\/p>\n

Contributing to the development of the Baltic Sea\u2019s green corridors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Viking Line has been involved in developing a green maritime corridor between Turku and Stockholm as well as between Helsinki and Tallinn. Green corridors are transit routes by which goods and passengers are transported in a way that is climate-neutral. In early June, the company presented a concept for a 100% electric passenger car ferry on the Helsinki\u2013Tallinn route, which should be placed in service as early as the 2030s.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to be among the pioneers when Finnish maritime transport shows the way to a fossil-free future for the rest of the world. Major investments in sustainable solutions require predictability in operations and good collaboration both throughout the maritime cluster and with public sector actors,\u201d notes Viking Line\u2019s CEO,\u00a0Jan Hanses.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dani Linberg, Head of sustainability, Viking Line. dani.lindberg@vikingline.com, +358 18 27000<\/p>\n

Johanna Boijer-Svahnstr\u00f6m, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Viking Line,\u00a0johanna.boijer@vikingline.com, puh.\u00a0+358 18 270 00<\/p>\n

Jacob Granqvist, Vice President, Maritime, Gasum,\u00a0+358 40 483 9129, jacob.granqvist@gasum.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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