China advances LNG bunkering with start-up of service using quayside trucks at Macun port in Hainan
China is expanding the liquefied natural gas fuel bunkering market in competition with other Asian fuelling ports like Singapore and has just started commercial operations at the Chinese port of Macun in Hainan where LNG is being offered to shipping traffic from quayside trucks.
China bunker plan
June 12 (LNGJ) – An accord has been signed for joint development of LNG bunkering facilities at the Yantian deepwater port near Shenzhen city in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. The signatories to the joint venture agreement include the Shenzhen municipality, Chinese energy major PetroChina, the Shenzhen Gas Group and Yantian Port.
In addition to LNG storage at Yantian, the project also involves the construction of LNG bunkering vessels for ship-to-ship operations. “The long-term goal of the project is to supply 2 million tonnes per annum of LNG bunker fuel,” said a statement.
