You are using an outdated browser For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser. Subscribe Get Daily Email Subscribe --> Contact Us Sign in Home News & Features Compliance Costs Bunker Prices Bunker Intelligence Americas News Latest Features World Americas EMEA Asia/Pacific Home News & Features Americas Maersk Takes First 100% Bioethanol Bunker Delivery in US Maersk Takes First 100% Bioethanol Bunker Delivery in US by Ship & Bunker News Team Monday September 28, 2026 Tweet Follow @shipandbunker Tiger Maersk at Mobile. Image Credit: Maersk POET says it supplied the first 100% bioethanol bunkering in the US, at Houston Kirby handled fuel transport and the bunkering operation Release gives no vessel name, date, or volume Follows Maersk's ethanol deliveries at Rotterdam and Barcelona this year Maersk has taken what bioethanol producer POET says is the first 100% bioethanol bunker delivery in the US , at Houston . South Dakota-based POET supplied the fuel, Kirby Corporation handled its transport and the bunkering operation, and the Port of Houston and the US Coast Guard supported the coordination and regulatory requirements, the company said in an emailed press release on Monday. The release does not name the vessel, the date of the operation, or the volume delivered. In July Ship & Bunker reported that Maersk planned the first ethanol bunkering of a container vessel in the US for an event in Mobile on September 15-16 , with the same ship lifting the fuel. "Bioethanol has the potential to contribute meaningfully to the future energy mix for shipping," said Emma Mazhari , Maersk's vice president for energy markets. "[Bioethanol] can offer another scalable, lower-emission fuel option and greater flexibility in how the maritime industry approaches its transition to lower-carbon fuels. This operation with POET is an important step in exploring how bioethanol can be incorporated into marine-fuel supply chains in the Unite