China: Yangpu Port records total 1.16 million mt of bonded bunker fuel since 2021

Transportation, Port and Waterway Bureau of Yangpu Economic Development Zone recently said Yangpu port has supplied more than 1.16 million metric tonnes of bonded bunker fuel to 2,481 vessels since its first bunkering operation in 2021, according to China-based media. 

Officials attributed the growth to Danzhou’s efforts to attract international vessels through dual anchorage services—both inside and outside the port—and streamlined “bunker-and-depart” policies designed to support the development of the free trade port.

According to Wang Zhen, Staff of the Port and Logistics Section, Transportation, Port and Waterway Bureau of Yangpu Economic Development Zone, the port’s 38-square-kilometer external anchorage can currently accommodate vessels of up to 200,000 tonnes. “International vessels can bunker and depart immediately, reducing required application materials by more than 90% and increasing bunkering efficiency per vessel by over 30%,” Wang said.

Yangpu Port has now launched 64 domestic and international trade routes, including 34 international and 30 domestic services. The continued expansion of the route network is providing a stable customer base for the port’s bonded fuel operations.

Yang Zheng, Director-General of the Office of the Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reform of the Danzhou Municipal Committee, highlighted a new integrated model of “one ship dual purpose and cross-customs districts direct supply.” The approach allows bonded fuel bunkering vessels to conduct both bonded bunkering and domestic short-distance oil transport, enabling simultaneous operations across local and cross-customs districts.

“The service scope has been expanded to the Beibu Gulf, greatly improving vessel utilisation efficiency,” Yang said, noting that the model breaks traditional functional constraints and supports further growth of the bonded fuel sector.

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Published: 21 November, 2025