China: SIPG completes first bonded LNG bunkering operation on Yangtze River
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Shanghai International Port (Group) Co Ltd (SIPG) on Wednesday (26 March) successfully completed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation at the Haitong Wharf in Waigaoqiao Port Area of Shanghai Port.
The event marked the first ship-to-ship (STS) simultaneous bunkering operation of bonded LNG on the Yangtze River where a total of 2434.2 cubic metres (m³) of LNG was supplied to Shanghai’s largest pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) Wen Jing Kou.
Since the first LNG bunkering operation was launched in 2022, Shanghai Port has completed bonded LNG bunkering for more than 174 international ships, with a bunkering volume of more than 1 million m³.
In February 2025, a record of 11,800 m³ in a single bunkering operation was set at Shengdong Terminal.
In 2024, LNG bunkering for the whole year was 462,000 m³, a year-on-year increase of more than 74.95%.
“The completion of the first LNG bunkering operation on the Yangtze River indicates that Shanghai Port has full coverage capability, and has played a positive demonstration role in further promoting the coordinated development of coastal LNG bunkering, sea-to-river transportation business and LNG transportation and bunkering business in the Yangtze River Delta and the Yangtze River Basin,” SIPG said.
In the future, Shanghai Port will continue to develop green shipping, continuously improve the diversified green bunkering service including LNG, green methanol, and biofuel, improve refuelling efficiency and quality, and assist shipping companies in green energy transformation.
The Port of Shanghai will work with the Yangtze River Delta to build a global shipping hub, improve the level of high-end shipping services, deepen the cooperative development of smart and green shipping, and help build a world-leading international shipping center.
In order to jointly expand coastal LNG bunkering and sea-to-river transportation business, SIPG and Huaihe Energy Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement in July 2024.
The two parties will take advantage of the construction of the Shanghai Port Green Energy Bunkering Centre and the Wuhu LNG Receiving Station Regional Resource Transfer Centre to explore new paths for the coordinated development of green and low-carbon industries in the Yangtze River Basin.
Photo credit: Shanghai International Port (Group)
Published: 8 April, 2025
