Milestone

YGT and EPS complete Singapore’s first cargo and crew deliveries using fully electric vessel

While the historic cargo delivery took place on 25 June, the crew transfer was executed on 3 May 2024 from marinEV’s electric vessel “Hydromover” to EPS’s vessel, “Mount Jadiete”.

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June 26, 2024

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YGT and EPS complete Singapore’s first cargo and crew deliveries using fully electric vessel

Yinson GreenTech (YGT) and Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) completed Singapore’s first cargo and crew deliveries made with a fully electric vessel on 25 June, according to YGT on Wednesday (26 June).

YGT said these achievements, headed by Yinson GreenTech’s marine electrification business, marinEV, demonstrate the viability of electric solutions for real-world cargo transportation within busy port environments, paving the way for the wider adoption of electric vessels.

“The successful electric cargo deliveries signify the culmination of extensive planning and collaboration between YGT and EPS. The cargo delivery to EPS’s Pacific Sentinel was completed using marinEV’s electric vessel - the Hydromover, which is Singapore’s first fully electric cargo vessel,” YGT said in a statement.

YGT headed its creation along with the other Goal Zero Consortium partners, including SeaTech Solutions and Shift Clean Energy.

YGT and EPS complete Singapore’s first cargo and crew deliveries using fully electric vessel

It was one of the proposals under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) joint Call-for-Proposals for the electrification of harbour craft to be awarded R&D grants from both the MPA Maritime Innovation and Technology (MINT) Fund and SMI Fund in August 2021.

“We are incredibly excited to celebrate this historical moment alongside EPS, marking the first electric cargo delivery in Singapore,” said Jan-Viggo Johansen, Managing Director of marinEV.

“This achievement not only supports the Singapore Government's ambitious decarbonisation goals but also showcases the immense potential of electric vessels for a cleaner maritime future. We see this as a significant step forward and an invitation to other off-takers and like-minded partners who share our vision for a sustainable industry to join us in shaping the future of maritime transportation.”

“Partnering with Yinson GreenTech to accomplish Singapore's inaugural electric cargo delivery represents a landmark achievement for EPS,” said Cyril Ducau, Chief Executive Officer of EPS.

“This milestone underscores our dedication to advancing sustainable shipping solutions and signals a pivotal stride in minimising our industry's carbon impact. It paves the way for further collaborations with YGT and fellow industry pioneers to propel maritime electrification to new heights.”

While the historic cargo delivery took place yesterday, the crew transfer was executed on 3 May 2024 from the Hydromover to EPS’s vessel, Mount Jadiete. The crew was picked up from Singapore’s West Coast Pier and comfortably dropped off at Raffles Reserved Anchorage.

The successful deliveries mark the first of several key milestones outlined in the Letter of Intent (LOI) signed between YGT and EPS. The partnership also aims to integrate electric vessels into last-mile delivery operations, significantly reducing Scope 3 emissions and contributing to a cleaner shipping industry.

Photo credit: Yinson GreenTech
Published: 26 June, 2024

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UECC wraps up first truck-to-ship bio-LNG bunkering operation in Spain

Liquefied biomethane supplied by green energy developer Naturgy was pumped directly from a tanker truck into the tanks of UECC’s multi-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC “Auto Advance”.

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UECC wraps up first truck-to-ship bio-LNG bunkering operation in Spain

United European Car Carriers (UECC) on Monday (13 January) said it has performed the first-ever ship bunkering operation in Spain with a truck-borne shipment of liquefied biomethane (LBM), also known as bio-LNG, to widen access to supplies of the sustainable fuel.

In the milestone event at the Port of Vigo, LBM supplied by green energy developer Naturgy from a biomethane production plant in the surrounding Galicia province was pumped directly from a tanker truck into the tanks of UECC’s multi-fuel LNG battery hybrid Pure Car and Truck Carrier, Auto Advance.

“This is an important step as it is the first time LBM has been delivered by truck to ship in the whole of Spain. We view Spain as a promising market for biomethane production and so it’s great to get this first delivery over the line,” said UECC’s Energy & Sustainability Manager Daniel Gent.

The delivery allows the leading sustainable carrier in the European shortsea RoRo trade to diversify its regional sources of supply for LBM beyond its main hub of Zeebrugge where it has a long-term supply agreement in place with Titan Clean Fuels.

“We are trying to promote the growth of the wider small-scale LBM supply network,” Gent explained.

Another aspect of this diversification is that it also represents the first physical molecule delivery of the fuel - instead of mass balanced - as UECC explores multiple alternative delivery pathways to broaden its LBM portfolio.

UECC is boosting uptake of the fuel in line with expansion of its Sail for Change sustainability initiative launched last summer in which LBM is being bunkered on the company’s five dual and multi-fuel LNG PCTCs for several major vehicle manufacturers to cut their Scope 3 emissions.

As well as contributing to its customers’ decarbonisation efforts, UECC is providing fuel demand to support renewable energy development by Naturgy, which is involved in numerous innovative projects to convert agricultural and livestock waste into biomethane, strengthening the regional circular economy.

Naturgy, in a joint venture with Reganosa and Repsol, is looking to produce 1 terawatt hours per year of biomethane from treatment of animal slurry and other waste sources, which would cover 7% of Galicia’s annual gas import requirements and result in a reduction of 500,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.

Gent added: “We hope the LBM truck delivery in Spain will be the first of many.”

Photo credit: United European Car Carriers
Published: 14 January, 2025

LNG Bunkering

Monjasa achieves milestone with first LNG bunkering operation in UAE

Monjasa-operated LNG bunker vessel “Green Zeebrugge” successfully delivered around 3,000 cubic meters of LNG marine fuel to Costa Cruises’ cruise ship “Costa Smeralda” on 4 January.

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Monjasa achieves milestone with first LNG bunkering operation in UAE

Marine fuel supplier Monjasa on Wednesday (8 January) announced the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) and the Middle East region’s first LNG bunkering operation, which took place on 4 January at Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal B together with Costa Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation.

On this occasion, the Monjasa-operated LNG bunker vessel Green Zeebrugge went alongside the cruise ship Costa Smeralda and successfully delivered around 3,000 cubic meters of LNG.

On 18 December 2024, Monjasa announced the charter of the 5,000 m3 vessel Green Zeebrugge for operations in the UAE.

About a week later, on 26 December, Green Zeebrugge arrived in Dubai waters following the departure from Amsterdam in November.

The vessel was inspected by the authorities in Port Rashid on 27 December 2024, and the official bunkering permits were issued to Monjasa by the Dubai Maritime Authority and Dubai Ports Authority.

Monjasa Group CEO, Anders Østergaard, said: “We are excited about this first successful supply operation and to pioneer LNG as a new marine fuel option in the UAE.”

“However, reaching this milestone was only possible through the close collaboration of our forward-thinking partners at Carnival and Costa Cruises, ADNOC L&S and the UAE’s federal and local authorities, who are constantly embracing maritime innovation.”

“Together, we are all striving to position the UAE as a leading shipping hub in alternative fuels too.”

Photo credit: Monjasa
Published: 9 January, 2025

Methanol

China: Shanghai Port commences regular methanol bunkering operations

Port carried out the first STS bunkering during simultaneous operations for large methanol-powered container ships for this year in Yangshan Port Area on 1 January, says SIPG.

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January 8, 2025

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Ane Maersk during Shanghai Port's first methanol bunkering for 2025

Editor's note [8 January 2025]: Photo updated.

Shanghai Port has begun regular methanol bunkering services following its inaugural refuelling operation for this year, according to Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) on Friday (3 January).

The port carried out the first ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering operation during simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) for large methanol-powered container ships for 2025 in Yangshan Port Area on 1 January.

SIPG’s bunkering vessel Hai Gang Zhi Yuan refuelled Ane Maersk with 3,000 metric tonnes (mt) of green methanol. The event also marked the second time the same bunkering vessel refuelled Ane Maersk.

The first-ever STS green methanol bunkering operation in Shanghai Port took place in April 2024 involving Astrid Maersk, which also marked the first green methanol bunkering in China.

Shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announced the first green methanol bunkering with simultaneous cargo and bunkering operations in China, involving its containership Astrid Maersk.

Hai Gang Zhi Yuan is the first methanol bunkering vessel in the port.

Manifold Times previously reported SIPG stating Shanghai Port’s goal is to reach an LNG bunkering capacity of 1 million cubic meters (m3) and a green methanol bunkering capacity of 1 million mt by 2030, achieving a “double-million” target.

Currently, Shanghai Port operates two LNG bunkering vessels and one methanol bunkering vessel, with plans to add one more of each soon.

In 2023, SIPG also signed a MoU with Maersk to explore green methanol fuel vessel-to-vessel bunkering operation after the delivery of Maersk’s green methanol container vessels in 2024.