In a four-week trial using ZeroNorth’s electronic bunker delivery note solution, the parties seek to enhance efficiency and transparency while establishing a foundation for digitalising bunker operations in Europe’s largest bunker hub.
ZeroNorth, Vitol and the Port of Rotterdam have completed the first digital bunker delivery this week, marking the launch of a four-week trial. During this period, Vitol will carry out three to four bunker deliveries in the port of Rotterdam, using ZeroNorth’s electronic bunker delivery note (eBDN) solution.
The aim, according to the statement, is to demonstrate the benefits of digital over manual bunker delivery notes by assessing time savings during bunkering, enhanced operational efficiency and improved data quality.
The trial further aims to demonstrate the solution’s viability for the port’s operations, thereby enabling the Dutch port to be the first port in Europe to take steps to digitalise bunkering. With that, Rotterdam follows the example of the Maritime and Port Authority in Singapore (MPA), which was the world’s first port in the world to implement and mandate eBDN. ZeroNorth and Vitol have also been part of driving this work in Singapore, where Vitol Bunkers, in close collaboration with ZeroNorth, became one of the first to adopt eBDN under MPA’s approval.
After the trial, the parties will fully integrate eBDN into the systems of the Port of Rotterdam and its suppliers, laying the foundation for a fully digitalised workflow.
