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China: Shanghai Port expected to expand LNG bunkering ops to Waigaoqiao Port Area

Implementation of LNG fuel bunkering in Waigaoqiao waters will truly realise the full-port LNG bunkering capabilities of Shanghai Port, says Yang Zhihui of Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration.
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LNG bunkering operations are expected to commence in Waigaoqiao Port Area, Shanghai this year, according to China-based media.

Reporters in China recently learned from a meeting held by the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration that the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration is actively cooperating with relevant city departments to include Waigaoqiao Port Area as one of the ports to conduct LNG bunkering.

This would mean LNG refuelling will be available throughout Shanghai Port, taking one step closer to promote Shanghai as the preferred port for LNG bunkering. At the same time, Shanghai Port will also carry out the country’s first marine methanol bunkering operation this year.

At present, LNG bunkering at Shanghai Port is limited to the Lingang Special Area, making it difficult to fulfil market demand. Hence, only by expanding the LNG bunkering scale can Shanghai Port continue to maintain its competitiveness. 

“The implementation of LNG fuel bunkering in Waigaoqiao waters will truly realise the full-port LNG bunkering capabilities of Shanghai Port, thereby maintaining Shanghai Port’s second-ranked position in the world for LNG bunkering,” said Yang Zhihui, Deputy Director of the Hazard Management and Pollution Prevention Department of Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration.

Yang Zhihui further stated that the bunkering operations in Waigaoqiao waters will be different from the services in Yangshan waters.

“Haitong Terminal in Waigaoqiao Port is the largest automobile export terminal in the country, with many ro-ro ships docking at the terminal. Unlike Yangshan Port, which focuses on container ships, LNG fuel bunkering at Waigaoqiao Port will be provided to ro-ro ships as a pilot,” he said. 

In addition, the ships docking in Waigaoqiao waters are mainly ships on near-ocean routes. 

“Ships on near-ocean routes have more demand for LNG refuelling. Therefore, with Shanghai Port implementing LNG refuelling capabilities in the whole port for these ships in the Waigaoqiao area, it will bring greater convenience,” Yang Zhihui said.

Shanghai Port became the first port in the country and the third in the world to be capable of simultaneous operations (SIMOPs) of ship-to-ship LNG bunkering following its first bonded bunkering operation at Yangshan Port. 

During the meeting, the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration revealed that since the completion of China’s first SIMOPS LNG bunkering operation in 2022, a total of 71 LNG bunkering operations have been completed by the end of 2023.

Manifold Times previously reported bunkering vessel “Hai Gang Zhi Yuan” successfully completing the first bunkering trial of methanol by receiving fuel on shore at Shengang Oil Terminal in Yangshan Port.

Related: China: “Hai Gang Zhi Yuan” completes first methanol bunkering trial in Yangshan Port

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.

 

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Published: 3 April 2024

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Bunker Fuel

Singapore: Bunker sales volume raises to year record high of 4.88 million mt in May

Bio-blended variants of marine fuel oil jumped 671.7% to 40,900 mt when compared to figures seen in May 2024.
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SG bunker performance May 2025

Bunker fuel sales at Singapore port inched forward by 1.1% on year in May 2025, the highest volume seen in 2025, according to Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) data.

In total, 4.88 million metric tonnes (mt) (exact 4,878,100 mt) of various marine fuel grades were delivered at the world’s largest bunkering port in April, up from 4.83 million mt (4,826,800 mt) recorded during the similar month in 2024.

Deliveries of marine fuel oil, low sulphur fuel oil, ultra low sulphur fuel oil, marine gas oil and marine diesel oil in May (against on year) recorded respectively 1.89 million mt (+8.6% from 1.74 million mt), 2.45 million mt (-7.2% from 2.64 million mt), 1,200 mt (from zero), 1,700 mt (-88% from 14,300 mt) and zero (from zero).

SG bunker port performance May 2025

Bio-blended variants of marine fuel oil, low sulphur fuel oil, ultra low sulphur fuel oil, marine gas oil and marine diesel oil in May (against on year) recorded respectively 40,900 mt (+671.7% from 5,300 mt), 95,800 mt (+97.9% from 48,400 mt), 700 mt (from zero), zero (from zero) and zero (from 300 mt). B100 biofuel bunkers, introduced in February this year, recorded 1,900 mt of deliveries in May.

LNG and methanol sales were respectively 45,000 mt (-7.8% from 48,800) and zero (from 1,600 mt). There were no recorded sales of ammonia for the month and so far in 2025.

Related: Singapore: Bunker fuel sales increase by 4% on year in April 2025
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Related: Singapore: Bunker fuel sales down by 9.1% on year in January 2025

A complete series of articles on Singapore bunker volumes reported by Manifold Times tracked since 2018 can be found via the link here.

 

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Published: 16 June 2025

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Alternative Fuels

China’s SDARI receives AiPs for alternative-fuelled ships including ammonia bunker vessel

CSSC’s SDARI obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) certificates from classification societies ABS, RINA and LR for four vessel designs including a 50,000 cubic metre ammonia bunkering vessel.

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China’s SDARI receives AiPs for alternative-fuelled ships including ammonia bunker vessel

China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s (CSSC) Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) recently obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) certificates from several classification societies for four vessel designs. 

Among the four is a 50,000 cubic metre (m3) ammonia bunkering vessel, which received AiP certificate from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). 

It integrates liquid ammonia transportation and bunkering functions and can meet the long-distance transportation needs of liquefied gas goods such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquid ammonia. 

The ship is equipped with three IMO Type A independent liquid cargo tanks, and uses zero-carbon ammonia fuel to drive the main engine and generator, meeting the IMO greenhouse gas emission reduction strategy and actively responding to the latest greenhouse gas intensity (GFI) requirements of the 83rd meeting of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83). 

The entire ship is equipped with two independent 1,000 m3 deck liquid ammonia storage tanks, taking into account the ammonia fuel endurance requirements under multi-cargo loading and unloading, significantly improving operational economy and flexibility. 

In response to the needs of bunkering operations, it is specially equipped with a retractable bow thruster, side thruster and adjustable propellers to meet ABS’ DPS-1 notation and adapt to the complex port environment of bunkering operations. 

China’s SDARI receives AiPs for alternative-fuelled ships including ammonia bunker vessel

Meanwhile, a dual-fuel LNG/hydrogen-powered Ultramax bulker design and a 30,000 GT Roll-On/Roll-Off Passenger (ROPAX) ship designed to sail in the Mediterranean Sea received AiP certificates from RINA. 

SDARI also received AiP from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for a 113,000 dwt ammonia dual-fuel liquid cargo ship. The optimised propulsion system, specially configured with an ammonia dual-fuel power system and a wind-assisted propulsion system, is expected to save more than 10% energy, especially at low speeds. 

 

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Published: 12 June, 2025

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CLPe and CNOOC achieve first SIMOPS LNG bunkering operation in Hong Kong

About 10,000 m3 of LNG was supplied to “Hanoi Express”, marking the largest single LNG bunkering operation in Hong Kong to date and the city‘s first STS LNG bunkering with simultaneous cargo handling.
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CLPe and CNOOC achieve first SIMOPS LNG bunkering operation in Hong Kong

Hong Kong has achieved its largest single liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation to date and the city‘s first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering with simultaneous cargo handling on 5 June, according to CLPe and CNOOC Guangdong Water Transport Clean Energy Company (CNOOC) on Tuesday (10 June). 

CLPe teamed up with CNOOC to supply around 10,000 cubic metres (m3) of LNG to the container vessel Hanoi Express from the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd during cargo handling at Kwai Tsing Container Terminals. 

The operation integrated bunkering and cargo operations in a streamlined process, enabling Hanoi Express to be filled with LNG within 24 hours while loading and unloading cargo at Kwai Tsing Container Terminals, significantly reducing its port turnaround time and operating costs.

The LNG bunkering operation was conducted by CNOOC’s Haiyang Shiyou 301, which is 184.7 metres long and 28.1 metres wide. As the first domestically built LNG bunkering vessel in the Mainland, it is equipped with both LNG transportation and bunkering capabilities and is designed primarily to supply fuel to international maritime vessels. 

Haiyang Shiyou 301 is also the largest LNG bunkering and transport vessel in the world, with a storage capacity of 30,000 cubic meters and a refuelling rate of 1,650 cubic meters per hour.

The HKSAR Government released an Action Plan on Green Maritime Fuel Bunkering last year and enacted the Shipping Legislation (Use of Fuels and Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2024 this year, promoting the city’s development into an international green maritime fuel bunkering centre.

Secretary for Transport and Logistics Ms Mable Chan, said: “The success of this operation was made possible by the joint efforts of LNG supplier CNOOC and LNG bunker seller CLPe. Conducting bunkering during cargo operations—and with the bunkering of green maritime fuel which reduces carbon emissions—truly delivers a synergistic effect where one plus one is greater than two.”  

Ms Chan predicted the simultaneous operation would encourage the bunkering sector in Hong Kong to provide more services for vessels using LNG and other green maritime fuels. This would also give international shipping lines greater confidence and convenience in choosing the Hong Kong port for bunkering, cargo handling, and related operations, she suggested. 

CLP Holdings Chief Executive Officer Mr T. K. Chiang remarked that Hong Kong’s strategic geographic location makes it an ideal international shipping centre. As one of the world’s top ten bunkering centres, the city welcomes over 5,000 ocean-going vessels every year, and the switch to low-carbon and net-zero marine fuels is a growing trend in the global shipping industry.

Guangzhou Municipal Commerce Bureau Deputy Director Mr Wu Wei-hau said enhanced cooperation between Hong Kong and Guangzhou in the development of green marine fuel would play a key role in providing more internationally competitive green shipping services in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

In November 2024, CLPe and CNOOC announced plans for a joint venture to provide LNG bunkering services in Hong Kong, aiming to accelerate the green transformation of the shipping industry. 

Related: Hong Kong unveils action plan to become green maritime bunkering centre
Related: CLPe and CNOOC form joint venture to offer LNG bunkering in Hong Kong

 

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Published: 11 June, 2025

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