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IPEC 2024: Zhoushan port records 7.04 million mt annual bunker volume for 2023

Stakeholders are promoting the use of mass flowmeters at Zhoushan port to solve some old ‘difficult problems’.

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Content for the following story was sourced from Zhoushan Daily [舟山日报] through a cooperative agreement with bunkering publication Manifold Times:

Delegates at the 7th International Petroleum and Natural Gas Enterprises Conference (IPEC 2024) in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province on Thursday (17 October) received marine fuel industry updates related to China’s largest bunkering port.

China Petroleum Circulation Association (CPCA) shared Zhoushan, the fourth largest bunkering port of the world, delivered 7.04 million metric tonnes (mt) of marine fuel in 2023, at the Global marine bunker development focus meeting session.

The latest figure showed a narrowing bunker volume gap between Zhoushan and third-place Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates. Comparing 2022 to 2023 data, the gap between the two decreased from 1.5 million mt to 440,000 mt.

To date, there are a total of 20 companies engaged in bonded bunkering operations at Zhoushan. They utilise the 86 anchor positions of the five major ship refuelling anchorages of the port.

Stakeholders, meanwhile, are promoting the use of mass flowmeters (MFMs) at Zhoushan to solve some old "difficult problems". This initiative led to a "Barge Mass Flow Meter System Certification Cooperation Agreement" being signed at the event.

The signatories of the agreement are:

  • Sinopec Zhejiang Zhoushan Petroleum Co., Ltd 【中石化浙江舟山石油有限公司】
  • China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Zhejiang Free Trade Zone) 【浙江自贸区中石油燃料油有限责任公司】
  • China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone Orient Navigation Maritime Services Supply Co., Ltd【浙江自贸区东方同舟海事服务供应有限公司】
  • Shi Hua South Oil Shipping Co., Ltd.【实华南油船务有限公司】
  • Zhoushan Xincheng Yifengrun Shipping Co., Ltd.【舟山新城溢沣润海运有限公司】
  • Zhoushan Runji Shipping Co., Ltd【舟山润吉海运有限公司】
  • Metcore International Pte. Ltd. 【万可国际有限公司】

The next step will see Zhoushan advancing from the current pilot certification to full certification of MFMs for its bunker barges, to finally realise electronic bunker delivery operations and enhanced supervision of marine fuel deliveries.

Related: China: Zhoushan to host 7th IPEC commodities, bunker conferences on 16 to 17 October

 

Photo credit: Zhoushan Daily [舟山日报]
Published: 18 October 2024

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Singapore: Bunker spill leads to checks on all fuel pipes at other Police Coast Guard bases

Police said fuel pipes at the other three bases at Loyang, Lim Chu Kang and Gul are also being checked with inspections expected to be wrapped up on 10 February.

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The recent oil leak incident at Police Coast Guard (PCG) Brani Regional Base has prompted checks on all fuel pipes at PCG’s three other bases for leaks, according to The Straits Times on Monday (10 February). 

Responding to queries from the local news provider, the police said all fuel pipes at Brani Regional Base were inspected on 6 February while fuel pipes at the other three bases at Loyang, Lim Chu Kang and Gul are also being checked with inspections expected to be wrapped up on 10 February. 

The police also said that a preliminary assessment on the cause of the leak might be due to micro cracks in a damaged fuel pipe as a result of repeated twisting of the pipe due to the movement of the pontoons caused by tidal changes.

On 6 February, Singapore authorities confirmed that a diesel oil leak was discovered at the Brani Regional Base on 5 February, at around 11.40am (Singapore Time). 

According to a joint statement by Singapore Police Force, Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) and National Environment Agency (NEA), about 23 metric tonnes had leaked from a damaged shore fuel hose used to refuel patrol craft at Selat Sengkir. 

The leak was eventually isolated at about 3.40pm and there were no oil slicks observed.

Related: Singapore confirms bunker spill from damaged shore fuel hose at Brani Regional Base

 

Photo credit: Manifold Times
Published: 11 February, 2025

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NYK conducts first Japan bio bunker fuel trial on coal carrier for domestic power utility firm

Firm said it has started a biofuel test run on Noshiro Maru, operated by Tohoku Electric Power, marking the first time in Japan that a coal carrier has been used to test biofuel for a domestic power utility firm.

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NYK conducts first Japan bio bunker fuel trial on coal carrier for domestic power utility firm

Japanese shipping firm NYK on Monday (10 February) said it has started a biofuel test run on its coal carrier Noshiro Maru, which is operated by Tohoku Electric Power on 9 February.

This is the first time in Japan that a coal carrier has been used to test biofuel for a domestic power utility company. Mitsubishi Corporation Energy in the Keihin area facilitated the supply of biofuel for the vessel.

Biofuels are made from organic resources (biomass) of biological origin, such as agricultural residues and waste cooking oil, and are considered to produce virtually zero carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions when combusted.

“Since they can be used in heavy-oil-powered ship engines, which are common on large merchant ships, biofuels are considered a key means of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transition period from heavy oil to zero-emission fuels,” NYK said. 

“Using biofuel to reduce GHG emissions during sea navigation also contributes to reducing Scope 3 GHG emissions generated by transporting customers’ cargo.”

NYK added it will continue to focus on introducing biofuels and other next-generation fuels, and will contribute to reducing GHG emissions in our customers' supply chains while promoting decarbonisation in marine transport.

 

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Published: 11 February, 2025

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IBIA welcomes IMO move to draft guidance change on carriage of bio bunker fuels

IBIA welcomed agreement by IMO’s Sub Committee on PPR 12 to draft Interim Guidance on the carriage of blends of biofuels and MARPOL Annex I cargoes by conventional bunker ships.

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The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) on Monday (10 February) said it submitted a document to IMO on the carriage of biofuels for supply to a ship for use as fuel oil on board that ship in November 2023.

This highlighted that as conventional bunker vessels were limited in carrying fuel oil of no more than 25% biofuel it presented a potential impediment to the global adoption of biofuels as fuel oil for ships and so to the ambition for the decarbonization of international shipping in the short term, as set out in the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy.

“IBIA therefore welcomes the agreement by IMO’s Sub Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 12) to draft Interim Guidance on the carriage of blends of biofuels and MARPOL Annex I cargoes by conventional bunker ships,” it said on its website. 

The guidance allows conventional bunker ships certified for carriage of oil fuels under MARPOL Annex I to transport blends of not more than 30% by volume of biofuel, as long as all residues or tank washings are discharged ashore, unless the oil discharge monitoring equipment (ODME) is approved for the biofuel blend(s) being shipped. 

“The Interim Guidance is expected to be approved by IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83) in April,” IBIA added. 

“IBIA’s membership represents stakeholders from across the global marine fuel value chain, and being able to draw on this technically strong and credible resource will, in its role of having consultative status to the IMO, mean that IBIA will continue to bring important matters to the attention of the wider IMO membership for due consideration.”

 

Photo credit: International Bunker Industry Association
Published: 11 February, 2025

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