COSCO Transport Heavy Business (Shanghai) (CHI Shanghai) has accomplished China’s first ship-to-ship methanol bunkering operation by a shipbuilding and restore enterprise at a shipyard’s berth, marking a significant milestone within the nation’s adoption of other marine fuels.
The operation befell at CHI Shanghai’s shipyard terminal, the place the boxship COSCO Transport Libra bunkered 2,100 tons of methanol gas inside 10 hours.
Bureau Veritas Options Marine & Offshore (BVS), a technical advisory arm of Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), supplied knowledgeable danger evaluation and technical help.
In response to BVS, the profitable bunkering gives a replicable mannequin for future methanol dual-fuel conversions and provide initiatives whereas showcasing CHI Shanghai’s means to ship end-to-end options throughout restore, conversion, and bunkering. This functionality additional accelerates the shift from typical fuels to greener alternate options.
In preparation for the operation, CHI Shanghai labored intently with a number of stakeholders. Technical opinions had been held to confirm the feasibility, security, and compliance for bunkering 20,000 TEU dual-fuel container ships. The shipyard additionally organized methanol-specific coaching packages, tabletop emergency workout routines, and security administration initiatives.
All through the undertaking, BVS supplied help by conducting complete hazard identification (HAZID) and hazard and operability examine (HAZOP) danger assessments throughout 5 key levels: truck-to-ship inerting, bunkering vessel berthing, ship-to-ship switch, post-bunkering purging, and vessel departure. These measures established a robust and dependable security framework for the operation.
“By working intently with COSCO Transport Heavy Business (Shanghai), we now have proven how collaboration, preparation, and rigorous danger administration could make methanol bunkering each protected and sensible. This operation units a brand new benchmark for China’s various gas adoption, and Bureau Veritas is dedicated to supporting the trade because it accelerates its transition to cleaner power,” Matthieu de Tugny, Govt Vice President, Industrials and Commodities at Bureau Veritas, commented.
Earlier this yr, China’s first domestically constructed methanol dual-fuel containership, COSCO Transport Yangpu, accomplished its maiden voyage to the Port of Yangpu. The 16,136 TEU newbuilding additionally wrapped up its first home inexperienced methanol bunkering at Yangpu Worldwide Container Terminal in early July 2025.
The ship options an general size of 366 meters and a width of 51 meters. Geared up with a 11,000 cubic meter ultra-large methanol storage tank, it could actually full a one-way voyage from the Far East to the U.S. East Coast with out refueling.
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