For the first time, a container ship refuelled with Brazilian ethanol at the Port of Santos, opening a possible new export market for the biofuel at sea.
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Key Facts
—The first. A container ship refuelled with Brazilian ethanol at the Port of Santos on July 12, a national first.
—The volume. The CMA CGM Iron took on 650,000 litres of ethanol supplied by trading group Copersucar.
—The route. The 13,000-container tri-fuel ship is bound for Asia, calling at Sri Lanka and Singapore before China.
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