{"id":498,"date":"2024-09-24T09:28:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T01:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/maersk-vessel-carries-out-methanol-bunkering-simulation-in-japan\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T09:28:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T01:28:31","slug":"maersk-vessel-carries-out-methanol-bunkering-simulation-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/maersk-vessel-carries-out-methanol-bunkering-simulation-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Maersk vessel carries out methanol bunkering simulation in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width:900px; margin:0 auto; background-color:rgb(246,246,246); padding:20px;line-height:30px\">\n<p><strong>A.P. Moller \u2013 Maersk (Maersk) has co-hosted Japan\u2019s first \u201cmethanol <\/p>\n<p>bunkering simulation\u201d at the Port of Yokohama.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1727140332227082-1.png\" alt=\"Maersk vessel carries out methanol bunkering simulation in Japan\" title=\"Maersk vessel carries out methanol bunkering simulation in Japan\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; padding:20px 0px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Alette Maersk, Maersk\u2019s fifth dual-fuel methanol vessel, participated <\/p>\n<p>in the methanol bunkering simulation conducted by Kokuka Sangyo\u2019s methanol <\/p>\n<p>tanker, Eikamaru.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>To lay the foundation for future methanol bunkering, the involved parties <\/p>\n<p>collaborated to test key operations, including berthing, unberthing, and hose <\/p>\n<p>connections.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The bunkering simulation follows Maersk\u2019s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) <\/p>\n<p>with the City of Yokohama and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical on the development of <\/p>\n<p>methanol bunkering infrastructure in Yokohama.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This initiative also receives support from additional stakeholders, <\/p>\n<p>including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism\u2019s Port <\/p>\n<p>and Harbor Bureau.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Japan is currently in the process of developing methanol fuel bunkering <\/p>\n<p>guidelines. Maersk claimed that insights gained from this initiative will serve <\/p>\n<p>as valuable references in establishing these guidelines and in developing <\/p>\n<p>methanol fuel supply infrastructure and processes in Japan.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ports and Harbors Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, <\/p>\n<p>Transport and Tourism has announced plans to convene a study group to explore <\/p>\n<p>the development of methanol bunkering hubs in Japan,\u201d said Nakagawa Kenzo, <\/p>\n<p>Director of the Industrial Port Policy Division at the Ports and Harbours <\/p>\n<p>Bureau.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEstablishing methanol bunkering hubs in our ports is vital, and we will <\/p>\n<p>accelerate discussions, leveraging the insights from this simulation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaersk is committed to a decarbonised future, and it is our great pleasure <\/p>\n<p>to support Japan\u2019s ambition in decarbonising the shipping and energy sectors,\u201d <\/p>\n<p>said Toru Nishiyama, Managing Director, Northeast Asia, Maersk.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to collaborating with the broader industry and ecosystem <\/p>\n<p>in Japan to accelerate the adoption and development of lower emission practices <\/p>\n<p>in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Maersk opened a new 402,000-square-foot facility in El <\/p>\n<p>Paso, Texas to support the growing demand for logistics services at the border <\/p>\n<p>of the US and Mexico.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A.P. Moller \u2013 Maersk (Maersk) has co-hosted Japan\u2019s first \u201cmethanol bunkering simulation\u201d at the Port of Yokohama.The Alette Maersk, Maersk\u2019s fifth dual-fuel methanol vessel, participated in the methanol bunkering simulation conducted by Kokuka Sangyo\u2019s methanol tanker, Eikamaru.To lay the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"hj_lang":[3],"class_list":["post-498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=498"},{"taxonomy":"hj_lang","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hj_lang?post=498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}