KCC Chartering, a subsidiary of Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC), and Raizen, a Brazilian energy company, have signed a three-year contract of affreightment (COA) for the shipment of liquid and dry products.
With ships often traveling empty, Raizen, the world’s largest sustainable sugarcane biofuels producer, is seeking greater efficiency and sustainability in their operations by transporting sugar and liquid products on the same ship, something KCC can offer.
The combination of shipments, with minimum ballast and wait time in between, is expected to reduce CO2 emissions per ton of cargo transported by up to 40%, depending on the route and when compared to standard tankers and dry bulk vessels performing the same trades.
To achieve this reduction, KCC’s combination vessels transport both dry and liquid cargo by loading the ship with one product to a specific location and returning with another, thereby ensuring the vessels are constantly loaded.
