Resilient supply chains for renewable fuel to maritime shipping

Shipping today accounts for a large proportion of the emissions from the transport sector and is facing an extensive transition to sustainable energy sources.

A resilient transport system depends on a resilient supply of energy carriers and recent events have shown how sensitive the supply chains are.

The transition to renewable fuels (LBG, methanol, ammonia, etc.) means a changed structure of the supply chains, which creates new vulnerabilities.

The aim of this project is to analyze threats, risks and disruptions to renewable marine fuel supply chains and how these can be made more resilient.

Through cooperation with actors in the supply chains (shipping companies, ports, bunker companies, fuel producers) and authorities, the vulnerability in the supply chains is analyzed.

Based on possible future scenarios, suggestions are given for proactive measures to make supply chains resilient as well as reactive measures for how actors can act if unforeseen disruptions occur.