In Hong Kong, Manifold Times reports Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan announced on November 17 that all methanol bunkering operations will require mass flow meters starting next year. The mandate is part of a broader plan to formalize next-generation fuel supply chains and expand the city’s role in low-emission maritime energy.
“Having established biodiesel and LNG bunkering, we are pioneering the next-generation fuels—methanol, ammonia, and hydrogen,” Chan said at the Hong Kong Global Maritime Trade Summit. She confirmed that feasibility studies for ammonia and hydrogen bunkering will begin in 2026.
Chan emphasized the city’s goal of becoming a global trading center for green maritime fuels, highlighting the use of matchmaking events and infrastructure investment to attract supply chain actors. “We are developing a global green maritime fuel trading centre,” she said. “This is how we reinforce Hong Kong’s leadership in this emerging sector.”
John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said the city aims to lead the shipping industry’s energy transition. “Our vision is to become the epicentre of the global green maritime fuel trade,” he said, citing the city’s financial and logistical strengths as central to that effort.
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Category: Sustainable Marine Fuels
