China Shipping & Sinopec Suppliers, Banle Group complete B24 biofuel bunkering op
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Editor’s note: The following article was edited on 20 March to provide further clarity on the bunkering operation (see paragraph two).
China Shipping & Sinopec Suppliers Co Ltd (SinoBunker) and marine fuel logistics firm Banle Group successfully refuelled 180,000-tonnes bulk carrier Cape XL with 1,000 metric tonnes (mt) of B24 biofuel blend at Guangzhou Xinsha Terminal on 15 March, according to the former on Saturday (16 March).
The development saw SinoBunker supplying the B24 bunker stem to the receiving vessel using its own bunker barge, with Banle Group performing as trader for the marine fuel deal.
This was the second biofuel bunkering operation SinoBunker completed in less than a week. The firm completed the refuelling of cargo vessel Zhong Yuan Hai Yun Jin Qu with 200 mt of B24 biofuel in Nansha, Guangzhou on 11 March.
“The operations meant that Guangzhou port has become one of the important ports for domestic and foreign shipowners to refuel biofuel bunkers,” the firm said.
The company successfully launched the Guangzhou Port’s China Resources Power Plant Terminal on 7 September 2023 following pressures for the shipping industry to transition towards green fuels and the tightening of regulations related to global emissions.
The terminal then completed the domestic biofuel bunkering operation of COSCO Shipping bulk carrier Bao Ning Ling.
In the future, the firm will further increase its resource investment in new marine fuels and provide more efficient and convenient services for domestic and foreign ship owners to bunker these fuels.
Related: Cosco Shipping Lines cargo ship completes first B24 biofuel bunkering op in China
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Photo credit: China Shipping & Sinopec Suppliers
Published: 19 March 2024
