{"id":980,"date":"2023-03-27T09:54:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T01:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/maersk-shanghai-international-port-group-ink-mou-for-green-methanol-bunkering\/"},"modified":"2023-03-27T09:54:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T01:54:50","slug":"maersk-shanghai-international-port-group-ink-mou-for-green-methanol-bunkering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/maersk-shanghai-international-port-group-ink-mou-for-green-methanol-bunkering\/","title":{"rendered":"Maersk, Shanghai International Port Group ink MoU for green methanol bunkering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width:900px; margin:0 auto; background-color:rgb(246,246,246); padding:20px; line-height:25px; text-align: justify;\">\n<p><strong>A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has signed a Memorandum of <\/p>\n<p>Understanding (MoU) with Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) on strategic <\/p>\n<p>cooperation for Shanghai port\u2019s methanol marine fuel project.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1679881471346783-1.jpg\" alt=\"Maersk, Shanghai International Port Group ink MoU for green methanol bunkering\" title=\"Maersk, Shanghai International Port Group ink MoU for green methanol bunkering\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; padding:15px 0px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The two parties will collaborate to explore green methanol fuel <\/p>\n<p>vessel-to-vessel bunkering operations after Maersk\u2019s green methanol container <\/p>\n<p>vessels arrive in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Maersk and SIPG will deepen cooperation in stages, according to the <\/p>\n<p>shipping company.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In the first phase, SIPG, as Maersk\u2019s potential energy bunkering service <\/p>\n<p>provider, will carry out services of vessel-to-vessel bunkering and fuel tank <\/p>\n<p>storage at the port.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In the potential second stage, the parties will explore how to form an <\/p>\n<p>all-round energy strategic partnership to promote the extension from bunkering <\/p>\n<p>services to the upstream of the green methanol industry chain.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Maersk has set a net-zero emissions target for 2040 across the entire <\/p>\n<p>business, and the delivery and operation of its 19 vessels \u2013 with dual-fuel <\/p>\n<p>engines that are able to operate on green methanol \u2013 is expected to accelerate <\/p>\n<p>the evolution of climate neutral shipping.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Maersk reported that establishing port bunkering infrastructure for <\/p>\n<p>methanol is thus imperative to achieve this goal.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very pleased to form the partnership with SIPG, leveraging its <\/p>\n<p>strong capabilities in bunkering service and port operation,\u201d said Vincent <\/p>\n<p>Clerc, CEO of Maersk.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough joint efforts, we can provide low-carbon logistics service for our <\/p>\n<p>customers, also contributing to China\u2019s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2060.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, we also endeavour to cultivate synergies with SIPG and fuel <\/p>\n<p>manufacturers to optimise fuel infrastructure efficiencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The agreement will also support the aspiration of Shanghai port to become <\/p>\n<p>one of the world\u2019s first commercial green methanol refuelling points, according <\/p>\n<p>to the Danish giant.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Chairman of Shanghai International Port Group, Gu Jinshan, said: \u201cAs the <\/p>\n<p>demand for sustainable fuels increase, establishing the green fuel bunkering <\/p>\n<p>service will be another milestone for SIPG, improving port services and <\/p>\n<p>enhancing the competitiveness of Shanghai port, in a bid to transform the <\/p>\n<p>company into a low-carbon and eco-friendly energy hub in Asia Pacific.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In August 2022, Maersk signed a new partnership with Chinese bioenergy <\/p>\n<p>enterprise Debo to boost global green methanol production capacity.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>More recently in January 2023, Maersk Growth announced an investment in <\/p>\n<p>Berlin-based, C1 Green Chemicals AG, a firm specialising in producing green <\/p>\n<p>methanol.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) on strategic cooperation for Shanghai port\u2019s methanol marine fuel project.The two parties will collaborate to explore green methanol fuel vessel-to-vessel bunkering operations&#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-980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/980","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=980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/980\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=980"},{"taxonomy":"hj_lang","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hj_lang?post=980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}