Shanghai hosts China’s first dual bunkering operation

Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) Energy has simultaneously bunkered two vessels with different fuels at the Luhuashan anchorage in the Port of Shanghai.

IMAGE: Simultaneous LNG and bio-methanol bunkering of CMA CGM Osmium and PIL's Kota Elan in Shanghai. SIPG

SIPG Energy’s bunker vessel Hai Gang Zhi Yuan delivered bio-methanol to CMA CGM’s methanol dual-fuel containership Osmium.

The 8,000 mt of fuel was supplied by China’s Shanghai Electric, according to local Chinese media outlets.

At the same time, bunker tanker Hai Gang Wei Lai delivered an unspecified quantity of LNG to Pacific International Lines’ (PIL) containership Kota Elan.

SIPG said the two operations demonstrated the Port of Shanghai’s capability to supply multiple alternative marine fuels simultaneously and conduct coordinated large-scale bunkering at anchorage.

By Konica Bhatt

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