Indonesian ship owners worried about impacts of B30 mandate on their engines

In Indonesia, the Jakarta Post newspaper reports that the trade association for ship operators fears that mandatory use of B30 could negatively impact the engines of their vessels. Most vessels have old engines which the association’s secretary general said have already suffered from the use of mandated B20, so the switch to B30 next year would lead to significant financial losses. The challenge, he said, with B20 is its higher viscosity compared to 100% fossil-based diesel which slows down the combustion of fuel in the older engines.