In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Shanghai International Port Group’s (SIPG) bunkering ship Hai Gang Zhi Yuan has supplied 3,000 tons of green methanol to Ane Maersk, one of the world’s first boxships powered by this alternative fuel, at Yangshan Port.
This operation was carried out on January 1, 2025. According to SIPG, the development is also considered ‘the first’ synchronized ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering operation for a large methanol-powered container vessel at the port in 2025.
Hai Gang Zhi Yuan, owned by Shanghai SIPG Energy Services, a subsidiary of SIPG Group, is considered the Port of Shanghai’s first methanol bunkering ship. Shortly after a conversion process at compatriot Zhoushan Putuo Changhong Shipbuilding, the 16,000 cbm unit embarked on its maiden voyage in January 2024.
The report noted that the recent bunkering operation in Shanghai comes nearly two years since Danish shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk and SIPG signed an agreement for a methanol marine fuel project.
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Tags: China, green methanol, Shangai International Port Group
Category: Fuels
