The Port of Shanghai has set a new global record in green shipping, marking another milestone in the port’s push to scale up alternative marine fuel bunkering.
SIPG Energy, a subsidiary of Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (SIPG), bunkered the CMA CGM OSIRIS, a 13,000-TEU methanol dual-fuel container vessel operated by the CMA CGM Group, with 8,016 tonnes of domestically produced biomass methanol in a single operation.
The operation, carried out on 15-16 August 2026, marks the largest single biomass methanol bunkering at a Chinese port to date.
The operation, carried out between 15 and 16 August 2026, sets a new record for the largest single biomass methanol bunkering at a Chinese port, and breaks the global record of 3,643 tonnes set by the same team in March this year.
The achievement demonstrates the port’s growing capabilities in providing integrated green-fuel bunkering services, and shows that large-scale adoption of alternative marine fuels is gradually becoming a reality through close collaboration across the industry chain.
During the operation, SIPG drew on its strengths in integrating port resources and coordinating operations. The Hai Gang Zhi Yuan, the first methanol bunkering ship in China operated by SIPG Energy, carried out the ship-to-ship bunkering at the port safely and efficiently.
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With guidance and support from relevant port authorities, multiple parties, including the pilot station and Fuxing Shipping Service Co., Ltd., worked closely together, each performing its respective role, to ensure effective implementation of measures covering the operation plan, vessel movements, berthing and unberthing arrangements, on-site monitoring, and emergency response.
The coordinated effort set a new bunkering record while significantly improving bunkering efficiency.
Most of the biomass methanol used in the operation was supplied by Shanghai Electric’s Taonan Project in Jilin Province. The fuel was transported by road from Taonan to Dalian, consolidated for onward shipment by sea to storage facilities in Shanghai, and ultimately delivered for vessel bunkering at the port.
The operation established a cross-regional supply chain linking production in Jilin, transhipment in Dalian, and bunkering in Shanghai, demonstrating the port’s capabilities in organising large-scale biomass methanol supplies and ensuring reliable fuel delivery.
The three parties said they intend to deepen their cooperation across the green shipping sector going forward. SIPG Energy will pursue further development of the biomass methanol supply chain, working with industry partners to support the regular, large-scale and high-quality provision of green marine fuel services.