PTL Marine Prepares for Future Renewable Diesel Needs

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August 24, 2022

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by Shelley Byrne (The Waterways Journal Weekly) With its recent expansion to providing renewable diesel fuel at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, PTL Marine has taken another step toward eventually making it available on the Western Rivers.

“Renewable diesel is becoming a more readily available product, particularly right now in the West Coast markets,” said David Reynolds, president of the company, a division of Pilot Thomas Logistics.

While sometimes confused with bio-diesel, renewable diesel is not blended with conventional diesel and requires no engine modifications to run. As a result, vessels running on renewable diesel can switch back and forth between it and conventional fuel.

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California tax incentives, combined with a state regulation going into effect January 1 that will require renewable fuels for commercial harbor craft, make it the right time for PTL to expand its offerings on the Pacific Coast, Reynolds said. The company had already offered renewable diesel in the San Francisco Harbor for the past three years.

When renewable diesel will be available on the rivers will depend on such factors as whether other states offer tax incentives and how much demand there is from shippers. READ MORE

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