Singapore and Qingdao plan methanol bunker pilots for direct route
The ports will also study pooling methanol bunker demand under the Singapore-China green shipping corridor. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Qingdao Port, part of Shandong Port Group, have signed a work plan to explore pilot and demonstration projects that bunker ships on direct Singapore-Qingdao routes with methanol and other zero or ...
Singapore and Qingdao have inked a work plan to pilot methanol bunker projects for direct shipping routes between the two ports, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Qingdao Port, part of Shandong Port Group, will explore zero or near-zero greenhouse gas emission fuels as part of the Singapore-China green shipping corridor.
Methanol bunkering was first conducted at Qingdao in August 2025 when the Cosco Shipping Carnation took 200 metric tonnes of methanol. In July of the same year, the OOCL Wisdom container ship received 1,500 metric tonnes of green methanol ship-to-ship at Qingdao Port. On the Singapore side, PetroChina Singapore recently took delivery of Vanda Pioneer, a bunker vessel capable of carrying methanol and 100% biofuel (B100).
The work plan also involves studying how to pool methanol bunker demand and share knowledge on bunker standards and operating procedures. Additionally, the two ports will exchange ship event data over digital systems currently managed by the MPA to improve arrival forecasting and berth planning.
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