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China: Bunker vessel “Xin Ao Pu Tuo Hao” to load LNG bunker fuel cargo in Zhoushan

Ship will be loaded with 8,000 cubic metres of LNG at Zhoushan Xin’ao LNG Terminal before heading to Shenzhen Yantian Port for LNG bunkering operations.

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China’s first seagoing liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel Xin Ao Pu Tuo Hao on Saturday (22 September) berthed at the Zhoushan Xin’ao LNG Terminal, marking its maiden voyage since its delivery on 16 September.

The ship is said to also be the world’s largest LNG bunkering vessel equipped with a type-C tank.

While at Zhoushan, the ship is expected to be loaded with 8,000 cubic metres (m3) of LNG bunker fuel cargo at Zhoushan Xin’ao LNG Terminal to distribute as bunker fuel to container ships in Shenzhen Yantian Port.

Zhoushan Maritime Safety Administration was said to have made every effort to ensure the vessel’s safety during its entry and exit as well as during its operations at the terminal.

Manifold Times previously reported China Classification Society (CCS) announcing Xin Ao Pu Tuo Hao was successfully delivered at the offshore site of Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Group Co., Ltd on 16 September.

It became the first domestic newbuilding LNG bunker vessel in China that was classed by CCS and complied with CCS Rules for LNG Bunkering Vessels.

According to a separate 2019 statement by technology group Wärtsilä on the ship, it is China’s first seagoing LNG bunker vessel and the first vessel of its kind built and owned by Chinese companies.

Disclaimer: The above article published by Manifold Times was sourced from China’s domestic market through a local correspondent. While considerable efforts have been taken to verify its accuracy through a professional translator and processed from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty is made regarding the accuracy, completeness and reliability of any information.

RelatedDalian delivers China’s first seagoing LNG bunker vessel to ENN Energy Holdings

 

Photo credit: Zhoushan Maritime Safety Administration
Published: 26 September, 2022

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Methanol Institute welcomes HIF Global as its newest member

HIF Global will collaborate with industry leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to promote the adoption of methanol-based solutions and e-Fuels in the transition to a low-carbon future.

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HIF Global joins Methanol Institute as its newest member

The Methanol Institute (MI) on Thursday (5 December) welcomed HIF Global as its newest member. 

HIF Global is an innovator in the production of e-Fuels, offering sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels that are compatible with today’s transportation and industrial infrastructure.

As part of MI’s membership, HIF Global will collaborate with other industry leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to promote the adoption of methanol-based solutions and e-Fuels in the transition to a low-carbon future.

MI said HIF Global’s pioneering approach combines renewable energy with technology to produce green hydrogen through electrolysis and capture CO₂ from atmospheric, biogenic, and industrial sources. 

These components are then synthesised to create e-Fuels, including e-Methanol for ships, e-SAF for planes, and e-Gasoline for cars, which are crucial to decarbonizing global transportation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

At the heart of HIF Global’s operations is HIF Haru Oni in Magallanes, Chile, the world’s first operating e-Fuels facility, which was inaugurated in December 2022. The company is scaling its production globally, with projects underway in the United States, Chile, Australia, Uruguay and Brazil. Its most advanced commercial-scale project, the HIF Matagorda e-Fuels Facility in Texas, is designed to produce 1.4 million metric tons (466 million gallons/1.76 billing liters) of e-Methanol annually once fully operational.

“We are thrilled to welcome HIF Global to the Methanol Institute,” said CEO of MI Greg Dolan. 

“HIF Global’s work in e-Fuels, particularly e-Methanol, is a crucial contribution to the energy transition. Their innovative approach underscores methanol’s potential as a key solution for decarbonizing transportation and industry, and we look forward to collaborating to accelerate this transformation.”

Cesar Norton, President and CEO of HIF Global, said: “e-Fuels are essential to achieving a sustainable future. We applaud the Methanol Institute for their leadership in methanol markets and join them to drive forward the vision to expand e-Methanol based e-Fuels that support our global circular economy.”

“Together we will advance the energy transition by pioneering e-Methanol solutions that utilize existing infrastructure to inspire innovation and reduce costs.”

 

Photo credit: Methanol Institute
Published: 9 December, 2024

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ENGINE: The Week in Alt Fuels: Golden B100 window

In the past week, ENGINE has seen delivered 100% used cooking oil methyl ester biofuel (UCOME B100) indicated way above its estimated UCOME cargo price in Singapore.

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Bunker tanker “MT MAPLE” owned Global Energy Group

Sometimes first-movers can gain an advantage by offering products that others can’t with handsome margins to show for.

That is what’s happened in certain biofuel bunker markets. Bunker suppliers with chemical bunker tankers seem to be reaping the rewards of their investments with sizeable bunker delivery price premiums.

In the past week we have seen delivered 100% used cooking oil methyl ester biofuel (UCOME B100) indicated way above our estimated UCOME cargo price in Singapore. If bunker suppliers fix stems at these price levels, it could help their payback times on chemical tanker investments.

To break down our estimate, PRIMA Markets has assessed UCOME FOB China – a major producer - at $1,000-1,015/mt in the past week. The freight rate for a 40,000 mt medium-range tanker sailing from China to Singapore has been $15/mt. Delivered B100, meanwhile, has been indicated at $1,290-1,300/mt, which leaves $260-285/mt to cover logistics costs like storage, handling and delivery to a receiving ship with a chemical bunker tanker.

That looks like a chunky bunker margin compared to estimates from the ARA, where we have recently seen delivered UCOME B100 fixed at both $5/mt premium and $5/mt discount to Argus UCOME barges, a key benchmark for UCOME pricing in the region. B100 bunker prices are sharper in the ARA not just because of a more established pricing index, but because a greater number of suppliers can offer B100. They are not bound by the same biofuel delivery vessel restrictions as in other bunker locations.

So-called IMO Type II chemical tankers - which can also typically supply methanol - are required to be allowed to supply bio-bunker blends above 25% in ports outside of the ARA, where stems are delivered by river barges exempt from the IMO rules. A growing number of bunker suppliers have invested in them, but only a few of these vessels have entered into operation yet.

Vitol Bunkers, Global Energy, Fratelli Cosulich, BMT, Stena Oil and Peninsula are among the few suppliers with chemical bunker tankers in their fleets that can deliver B100 stems in non-ARA ports today. Singaporean Consort Bunkers has placed orders for up to 20 of these chemical tankers, while Fratelli Cosulich has another two on order and Peninsula-affiliated Hercules Tanker Management has six with an option for another four.

TFG Marine’s Singapore entity will take four of Consort Bunker’s vessels and one of Fratelli Cosulich’s vessels on time charters. TotalEnergies and Mitsui & Co. have both supplied B100 in Singapore with Global Energy’s Maple chemical tanker.

Because of early entries into this burgeoning B100 market, these suppliers are among the only 1-3 suppliers in a given bunker location. Biofuel bunker demand to date has mostly revolved around Scope 1 and 3 emission reductions, with container liners and car carrier companies as typical uptakers.

But with FuelEU Maritime less than a month away, more companies will be enquiring about stems with higher biofuel contents. They will run some vessels on B100 and average out their greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity reductions across a pool of vessels, or sell their compliance surpluses in one of the many over-the-counter markets that have popped up.

That leaves a golden pricing window for forward-thinking bunker suppliers as biofuel goes from niche to necessity for more EU-trading vessels.

In other alternative news this week, a string of headlines showed that LNG is still very much in vogue.

LNG bunker supplier Titan has expanded a deal to supply mass-balanced liquified biomethane (LBM) to Norwegian shipping firm United European Car Carriers' (UECC) dual-fuel LNG vessels. Since July, over 95% of the fuel delivered to UECC’s vessels by Titan has been mass-balanced LBM.

More and more fleet renewal programmes boast lower-carbon vessels. A.P. Moller-Maersk has had bragging rights for its methanol-capable container ship orders this decade, before recently pivoting to LNG orders and getting some flack from environmental organisations. This week it put in orders for 20 container ships with LNG-capable engines, and with that it concluded its fleet renewal order target this time around.

And Canadian bunker supplier Seaspan Energy has delivered its first ship-to-ship LNG bunker stem to a container ship in California’s Port of Long Beach.

By Erik Hoffmann

 

Photo credit: Global Energy Trading
Source: ENGINE
Published: 9 December, 2024

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China: CHIMBUSCO Jiangsu completes methanol bunkering operation in Taizhou

Firm successfully delivered 79.5 metric tonnes of methanol bunker fuel to container ship “NCL VESTLAND” using a mobile methanol bunkering skid at Taizhou Sanfu Marine Engineering.

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China: CHIMBUSCO Jiangsu completes methanol bunkering operation in Taizhou

CHIMBUSCO Jiangsu on Tuesday (3 December) said it successfully refuelled the new methanol dual-fuel powered 1,300TEU container ship NCL VESTLAND at Taizhou Sanfu Marine Engineering.

The total amount of methanol bunker fuel delivered to the boxship was 79.5 metric tonnes.

CHIMBUSCO Jiangsu said the implementation of bunkering operation marked a major breakthrough for the company in the application of alternative fuels for ships, marking its ability to supply methanol marine fuel to ships on a regular basis.

A mobile methanol bunkering skid jointly developed by CHIMBUSCO Jiangsu and COSCO (Lianyungang) Liquid Loading & Unloading Equipment was used for the bunkering operation, which was successfully completed in 2.5 hours. 

In a separate statement, COSCO Shipping said the bunkering operation represented CHIMBUSCO Jiangsu’s first marine methanol fuel supply onshore.

The mobile methanol filling skid operates using the pump as its power source to facilitate simultaneous unloading and refuelling tasks. 

This skid includes several key functional modules, each of which is highly integrated. This integration ensures a safe and efficient process for transferring methanol fuel from tankers to a vessel’s fuel bunker, while also enabling seamless operation and intelligent management. 

The mobile methanol filling skid offers flexibility, requires low initial investment, and boasts a rapid bunkering rate of 180 cubic metres (m3) per hour. 

It stands as an optimal solution for methanol bunkering in the era before widespread adoption of methanol bunkering vessels. Additionally, it can provide bunkering support for shipyards to test new vessels and meet the bunkering requirements of the shipyard,” it added. 

 

Photo credit: CHIMBUSCO Jiangsu
Published: 6 December, 2024

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