SHANGHAI: Shanghai’s Yangshan port conducted China’s first ship-to-ship green methanol bunkering, or refueling, for a large dual-powered container vessel on Wednesday, according to a report by China Daily.
The bunkering operation was conducted by the Hai Gang Zhi Yuan vessel for the Astrid Mærsk, a ship belonging to the Danish shipping and logistics services provider A.P. Moller-Maersk. The Hai Gang Zhi Yuan stands as both China’s inaugural and one of the globe’s most sizable methanol bunkering vessels.
The bunkering represents one of the latest efforts by the global shipping industry in promoting green fuel, as stated by the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission.
Compared to conventional fuels, renewable methanol can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 95 percent. This safe liquid fuel is increasingly emerging as a future green energy option for the shipping industry.
With over 200 methanol fuel-powered vessel orders worldwide, a significant increase in demand for green methanol fuel bunkerin
g is anticipated in the future.
The successful bunkering at the Shanghai Port by the Shanghai International Port Group marks a significant enhancement of Shanghai’s service capability as an international shipping center. This achievement further consolidates the resource allocation capacity of the container port of Shanghai and contributes to the global shipping industry’s green and low-carbon transformation, as stated by the commission.
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