Neste, Eckerö Line continue collaborating to reduce maritime emissions in Baltic Sea

Photo: Eckerö Line

Neste and Finnish company Eckerö Line, which operates ferry services between Helsinki and Tallinn, are continuing their collaboration to reduce maritime emissions.

Eckerö Line provides freight and passenger services on the Baltic Sea and is the first company in Finland to adopt Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ for commercial maritime transport.

By replacing a part of the fuel it uses for its operations with Neste MY Renewable Diesel, Eckerö Line responds to the 2 percent emissions-reduction requirement of the FuelEU maritime regulation, which came into effect at the beginning of 2025, and encourages the use of lower-emission fuels in maritime transport.

Neste MY Renewable Diesel, made from 100 percent waste and residue raw materials for the Finnish market, reduces greenhouse-gas emissions by an average of 90 percent over the fuel’s lifecycle compared to fossil diesel.

“Neste MY Renewable Diesel meets our needs well,” said Eckerö Line CEO Taru Keronen.

“We can use it as is in our existing fleet of ships operating in the Gulf of Finland to reduce our vessels’ greenhouse-gas emissions, thereby meeting the requirements of the FuelEU maritime regulation, which came into effect at the beginning of the year,” Keronen added.

Neste MY Renewable Diesel has a similar chemical composition to fossil diesel.

As a result, it can be used in all diesel-powered vessels without additional investments or modifications to existing equipment or fuel-distribution infrastructure.

“The need to mitigate climate change is more urgent than ever,” said Joni Pihlström, Neste’s vice president of marketing and services.

“It’s great that, as a partner and with Neste’s renewable fuel, we can also support the maritime sector’s transition towards lower-emission transport,” Pihlström said. “Eckerö Line is setting a great example in this regard.”