LNG Bunkering

China: Zhoushan establishes first LNG bonded warehouse to improve bunkering services

New warehouse is expected to enhance bunkering efficiency and reduce operating costs as Zhoushan previously did not have such a warehouse and LNG for bunkering was shipped from other regions.

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1 month ago

April 10, 2025

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China: Zhoushan establishes first LNG bonded warehouse to expand bunkering services

China’s Hangzhou Customs on Monday (7 April) announced the successful establishment of the first LNG bonded warehouse in Zhoushan, which will provide support for the development of the oil and gas industry chain of Zhejiang Free Trade Pilot Zone.

This comes following its approval of the TK04 storage tank of ENN (Zhoushan) LNG in Zhoushan on 31 March, becoming a certified bonded warehouse.

“The bonded storage tank capacity we applied for this time is 160,000 cubic meters in total. With the support and guidance of Hangzhou Customs, we passed the bonded warehouse acceptance at the fastest speed, laying the foundation for the development of LNG bonded business,” said Liu Biao, ENN (Zhoushan) LNG.

In recent years, LNG has been quite popular in the energy field, and the international shipping industry has increasingly chosen LNG to replace traditional fuels. In August 2023, the first bonded LNG bunkering business for international ships was launched in the Zhoushan area of China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free-Trade Zone.

“At that time, Zhoushan did not have an LNG bonded warehouse, and the LNG for bunkering was shipped from other regions, and the transportation cost was relatively high,” said Wang Jianhua, general manager of the Zhoushan Branch of Shenzhen CNPC International LNG Bunkering.

“Now Zhoushan has its own LNG bonded warehouse. In the future, when bunkering international ships with LNG, we can directly pick up gas from the warehouse ‘at our doorstep’, which improves the bunkering efficiency while reducing the operating costs of enterprises.”

The establishment of this LNG bonded warehouse is expected to attract more companies to carry out diversified LNG business in Zhoushan and enrich the port functions of Zhoushan.

“More convenient access to LNG resources and fewer logistics links can attract more international ships to gather here, which will further accelerate the pace of building Zhoushan’s global bonded ship fuel refuelling center,” said a spokesperson of the Zhoushan Customs Bonded Supervision Section under Hangzhou Customs.

To ensure the smooth implementation of LNG bonded warehouses, Hangzhou Customs proactively takes into consideration the needs of enterprises, provides “one-to-one” policy consultation during the establishment of bonded warehouses, and guides enterprises on-site to complete the construction of hardware supervision facilities and information systems.

The customs provides “one-stop” administrative approval services, guiding enterprises to prepare bonded storage tank establishment application materials in advance to ensure that the warehouse establishment approval and acceptance are passed as soon as possible.

Hangzhou Customs said it will further leverage Zhoushan’s policy and location advantages, strive for the implementation of policies that benefit enterprises such as biofuel processing and blending, and “supply first, declare later” for bonded ship goods and support Zhoushan in building a global bonded bunkering centre.

Photo credit: Hangzhou Customs
Published: 10 April, 2025

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Baleària arranges LNG bunkering operations on same day at Port of Barcelona

Occasion marked the first time three bunkering operations were carried out on three different ships on the same day at the same port in Spain.

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May 19, 2025

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Baleària arranges three LNG bunkering operations on same day in Barcelona

Spanish shipping company Baleària on Thursday (15 May) said it broke an all-time record for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with the bunkering of three of its vessels in the port of Barcelona.

The occasion marked the first time three bunkering operations were carried out on three different ships on the same day at the same port in Spain.

The company said the three vessels were fuelled with a total of 2,320 MWh of LNG by eight tankers.

Fast ferry Margarita Salas was fuelled by three tankers simultaneously. Ferry Martín i Soler was fuelled by two tankers and ferry Bahama Mama was bunkered by another three tankers also.

“Our commitment to LNG grew by 184% in 2024. Combined with electric propulsion and other eco-efficiency measures, we have managed to reduce our carbon footprint by almost 10% per passenger,” it said.

Photo credit: Baleària
Published: 19 May, 2025

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Singapore: FueLNG achieves 400th LNG bunkering operation milestone

Bunker tanker “FueLNG Bellina” successfully delivered LNG bunker fuel to “BYD Shenzhen”, the world’s largest LNG-fuelled car carrier at Singapore anchorage during its maiden voyage.

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May 16, 2025

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Singapore: FueLNG achieves 400th LNG bunkering operation milestone

Singapore’s licensed LNG bunker supplier FueLNG on Thursday (15 May) announced the successful completion of its 400th LNG ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering operation in the republic.

FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine and Shell Eastern Petroleum Pte Ltd, marked the milestone with bunker tanker FueLNG Bellina successfully refuelling BYD Shenzhen, the world’s largest LNG-fuelled car carrier, at Singapore anchorage during its maiden voyage.

“With a capacity of 9,200 vehicles and equipped with dual-fuel LNG propulsion, the BYD SHENZHEN represents the next generation of low-emission maritime transport,” it said in a social media post.

Shell said it supported BYD Shenzhen on its maiden voyage as the supplier of the LNG bunker fuel.

“Like all LNG dual fuel vessels, BYD Shenzhen is on the pathway to net zero emissions. She can take bio-LNG, and in the future e-LNG, in her fuel mix for further emission reduction and regulatory compliance,” it said in a separate social media post.

Photo credit: Shell
Published: 16 May, 2025

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Green Shiptech China Congress to explore alternative bunker fuels and ship technologies

LNG, methanol and ammonia as well as fuel cell integration will be among key issues discussed at the annual conference which will be held on 25 to 26 September in Shanghai.

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May 15, 2025

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Ridge China on Wednesday (14 May) announced it will be hosting the 14th Green Shiptech China Congress (GSCC), an annual conference which will be held on 25 to 26 September in Shanghai.

More than 4,400 experts and decision makers from governments, classification societies, shipowners, shipyards, research institutes, technology/equipment suppliers and consulting companies attended the previous GSCC from 2012 to 2024.

For 2025, over 400 industry experts, corporate decision makers and government officials will be engaged in comprehensive discussions on current issues of IMO, EU, USCG, China MSA’s policies and regulations, designs and standards for new ship models, innovative and sustainable green ship technologies at this annual conference.

Alternative bunker fuels such as LNG, methanol and ammonia as well as fuel cell integration will be part of the important issues discussed at the event.

Speakers will be from

IMO
European Commission
U.S. Coast Guard
China MSA
Financial Institutions
Maritime Research Institutes
Solution & Technology Providers
Shipowners
Shipyards
Classification Societies

Key topics

Policies and Regulations Update and Interpretate by IMO, European Commission, U.S. Coast Guard and China MSA
Retrofitting Vessels to Achieve Decarbonization Goals
Energy Efficiency Continues to Be Key for Decarbonization
Decarbonization Through Digitalization
Digital Technologies As a Key Enabler for Emissions Reduction
Impact of a Hull Coating Upgrade on Hull Efficiency
LNG As Marine Fuel: Pivoting Towards Cleaner Shipping
Methanol As a Marine Fuel
Ammonia’s Credentials As a Green Fuel
Wind Propulsion Technology
Fuel Cell Integration: Upcoming Challenges and Opportunity
Propelling Carbon-neutral Shipping with Green Engines and Alternative Fuels
Next-generation Electric and Hybrid Marine Propulsion Technologies and Components
Latest Developments in Energy Storage Systems

Interested parties may contact:

Mr. Quin Xu
Tel: +86 21 6607 8610 -8003
Mob: +86 13564222811
Email: [email protected]

Note: The English and Chinese version of the event website can be found here and here respectively while the event registration can be found here.

Photo credit: Ridge China
Published: 15 May, 2025