Car carrier owner UECC is starting a three-month trial of biofuel oil on one of its vessels.

The NYK and Wallenius Lines-owned company will load 3,000 tonnes of the eco-bunkers on to the 2,080-ceu Autosky (built 2000) in Rotterdam.

It has teamed up with Dutch producer GoodFuels for the trial, which it called a "significant step in advancing marine bio-fuel for the ro-ro segment".