OREANDA-NEWS. December 24, 2014. Finnlines has chosen Neste Oil as its low sulfur marine fuel supplier to its two vessels operating in Naantali - Kapellskar route. Neste Oil will supply the product from its refinery in Naantali.

"We are very pleased that Finnlines appreciates our product's sulfur emissions reducing capabilities and has chosen our low sulfur marine fuel for these vessels. Our new marine fuel will significantly reduce sulfur, nitrogen and particle emissions in marine transportation without major changes to the ships", Olli Vesamo, Director of Neste Oil's Direct Sales explains.

"Neste Oil has been our marine fuel supplier for a long time and we are looking forward to continue our successful cooperation", says Susanne Buhmann Manager in Chartering & Bunker Dept of Finnlines.

Neste Oil will bring to the market a low sulfur marine fuel in accordance with the EU Sulfur Directive requirements entering into force in 2015, and will begin distributing it in mid-December 2014. The Sulfur Directive sets a maximum sulfur limit of 0.1 per cent for marine fuels in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the English Channel. Vessels operating in these areas either need to install a sulfur scrubber or make a transition to low sulfur fuel.