On July 15, COSCO SHIPPING’s subsidiary China Marine Bunker (PetroChina) Co., Ltd. (referred to as CHIMBUSCO) completed northern China’s first-ever bonded green methanol bunkering operation in Dalian Port, with 500 metric tons of domestically produced green fuels supplied to China’s first methanol dual-fuel container vessel COSCO SHIPPING YANGPU.

This milestone bunkering operation helps to establish Dalian as the first port in northern China capable of providing bonded green methanol bunkering services for international vessels, bridging the gap for Northeast Asia’s green marine fuel supply chain development, and contributes China’s shipping industry’s wisdom to achieving the nation’s carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals.

The operation also marks the first time a northern Chinese port has supplied international vessels with ISCC-certified domestically produced green methanol, setting a model for accelerating Dalian’s development into a Northeast Asian green ship fuel bunkering hub.

The green methanol was sourced entirely from China's largest production bases in Heilongjiang province and the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Produced through proprietary gasification synthesis technology using renewable feedstocks such as agricultural residues and recycled tires, the fuel holds international ISCC certification for sustainability and carbon neutrality. The green methanol produced in Heilongjiang province achieves a remarkable carbon emission reduction rate of over 100%, reaching an internationally leading standard.

Amid the accelerated decarbonization in the global shipping industry, this successful bunkering operation not only effectively completed the closed-loop process of the green methanol “production - transportation - storage - bunkering” chain in northeastern China, but also helped transform China’s domestic renewable resource advantages into a continuous driving force for promoting the high-quality development of strategic emerging industries, demonstrating China’s strong capabilities in the field of marine green energy.

As COSCO SHIPPING’s first methanol dual-fuel vessel, COSCO SHIPPING YANGPU has a total length of 366 meters and a maximum capacity of 16,136 TEUs. After this bunkering, the vessel will continue its green journey in the trans-pacific routes.

Following the successful methanol bunkering operations at the China’s three key ports, namely Dalian Port, Yangshan Port in Shanghai and Yangpu Port in Hainan province, a green methanol supply chain network spanning from the country’ north to the south has taken shape, laying a solid foundation for COSCO SHIPPING’s future decarbonization endeavors and offering green solutions for the global shipping industry.