Modern Terminals trials hydrotreated vegetable oil to fuel port equipment in a first for Hong Kong

The trial will last three to four weeks

Modern Terminals is starting a trial programme to test hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) at its facilities at Terminal 9 (South), becoming the first company in Hong Kong to deploy this renewable diesel.

To thoroughly test the greener fuel across Modern Terminals’ Hong Kong operations, HVO will be used in three types of equipment including a rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) crane, a reachstacker and an empty stacker over a three-to-four-week period.

HVO is produced by hydrogenation of ester and fatty acids of various feedstocks such as vegetable oils, animal fats, used cooking oils and waste oils.

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