Within the EU backed FReSMe project, the Swedish ferry company has run its Stena Germanica on recycled methanol coming from the country's steel industry.

The blue methanol used by Stena Line in the trial bunkering was produced from carbon dioxide recovered from the blast furnace gases from SSAB's steel production in Luleå (another partner of the FReSMe project).

"It is a fantastic cooperation between shipping and the steel industry, proof that together we can drastically lower our climate impact. For Stena Line, it is a further step in our sustainability journey and in exploring future alternative ship fuels," Erik Lewenhaupt, Stena Line's Group Head of Sustainability, said.

The dual-fuel ferry Stena Germanica, operating the Gothenburg-Kiel route, has been sailing on methanol since mid-2015.

Photo: Anna Hult/Stena Line