{"version":"1","article":{"id":"china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026","slug":"china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026?lang=en","title":"Guangzhou supplies 1,021 tonnes of green methanol to international bulk carrier","summary":"China’s transport ministry said 1,021 tonnes of green methanol were transferred ship to ship to a bulk carrier off Guangzhou on 6 September.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-08T01:26:48+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-08T01:26:48+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-06","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China","url":"https://www.mot.gov.cn/xinwen/tupianxinwen/202609/t20260914_4224261.html","publishedAt":"2026-09-14","checkedAt":"2026-10-08"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"green-methanol-bunkering-volume","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Guangzhou’daki yeşil metanol ikmal miktarı","en":"Green methanol bunkered at Guangzhou","ar":"كمية الميثانول الأخضر المزوّدة في غوانغتشو","fr":"Méthanol vert avitaillé à Guangzhou","es":"Metanol verde suministrado en Guangzhou"},"description":{"tr":"6 Eylül’de kuru yük gemisine gemiden gemiye verilen yeşil metanol.","en":"Green methanol transferred ship to ship to a bulk carrier on 6 September.","ar":"الميثانول الأخضر المنقول من سفينة إلى سفينة إلى ناقلة بضائع في 6 سبتمبر.","fr":"Méthanol vert transféré de navire à navire à un vraquier le 6 septembre.","es":"Metanol verde transferido de barco a barco a un granelero el 6 de septiembre."},"methodology":{"tr":"Kaynakta bildirilen tek operasyonun kütlesi; yıllık kapasite veya yakıt üretimi değildir. Emisyon azaltımı hesaplanmamıştır.","en":"Mass reported for the single operation; it is not annual capacity or fuel production. No emissions reduction is calculated.","ar":"الكتلة المعلنة للعملية الواحدة؛ وليست طاقة سنوية أو إنتاجاً للوقود. لم يُحسب أي خفض للانبعاثات.","fr":"Masse déclarée pour cette opération unique ; il ne s’agit ni d’une capacité annuelle ni d’une production de carburant. Aucune réduction d’émissions n’est calculée.","es":"Masa declarada para una única operación; no es capacidad anual ni producción de combustible. No se calcula ninguna reducción de emisiones."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.mot.gov.cn/xinwen/tupianxinwen/202609/t20260914_4224261.html"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-07T21:41:15Z","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Dökme yük gemisine aktarılan yeşil metanol","en":"Green methanol transferred to bulk carrier","ar":"الميثانول الأخضر المنقول إلى ناقلة البضائع","fr":"Méthanol vert transféré au vraquier","es":"Metanol verde transferido al granelero"},"value":1021,"unit":"tonnes","period":"2026-09-06","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-volume","unitCode":"tonne","geography":"guangzhou","frequency":"irregular","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"green-methanol-bunkering-volume","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"green-methanol-bunkering-volume","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026/data/green-methanol-bunkering-volume?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/china-guangzhou-green-methanol-bunkering-september-2026/data/green-methanol-bunkering-volume?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["An international bulk carrier received 1,021 tonnes of green methanol at the Dàyǔshān anchorage off Guangzhou on 6 September, according to a report published by China’s Ministry of Transport on 14 September. Sinopec China Marine Bunker used its Daqing 268 dual-fuel bunkering vessel to transfer the fuel ship to ship to the vessel Green Future. The ministry described the operation as the first green-methanol bunkering for an internationally sailing bulk carrier in China and the first ship-to-ship methanol bunkering at Guangzhou Port. The report provides the quantity and the method of transfer. It does not identify the fuel’s production site, provide a batch-specific lifecycle emissions intensity or state a price.","The ministry said green-methanol bunkering in China had previously been used mainly for container and roll-on/roll-off vessels. Bulk carriers take larger fuel volumes and have more variable routes and port calls, which raise the importance of reliable supply chains and a broad network of bunkering locations. The operation therefore demonstrates a practical port-side step for serving a different vessel class, rather than only a transfer to a single ship. One operation, however, does not establish recurring supply capacity or prove that commercial-scale fuel availability is secured. That would require repeated deliveries, dependable fuel sourcing and coordination across ports. The ministry’s account does not give a schedule for additional bulk-carrier operations or a forecast of future volumes.","The report said Guangzhou joined China’s green-methanol bunkering locations through the operation; Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong now each have such activity. The locations point to development of marine-fuel infrastructure in southern China. The report calls the fuel “green methanol,” but it does not publish a lifecycle emissions calculation or independent certification for this shipment. The quantity is a measurable operational fact; a quantified climate benefit cannot be inferred without information about the fuel’s production pathway, the vessel’s total fuel use and the comparison boundary against conventional fuel. Follow-up data on repeat deliveries and consistent fuel specifications would help show how far port services are supporting alternative marine fuels. The announcement documents a completed transfer, while leaving those wider supply and emissions questions open. No data on subsequent sailings were provided."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"China’s transport ministry said 1,021 tonnes of green methanol were transferred ship to ship to a bulk carrier off Guangzhou on 6 September.\n\nAn international bulk carrier received 1,021 tonnes of green methanol at the Dàyǔshān anchorage off Guangzhou on 6 September, according to a report published by China’s Ministry of Transport on 14 September. Sinopec China Marine Bunker used its Daqing 268 dual-fuel bunkering vessel to transfer the fuel ship to ship to the vessel Green Future. The ministry described the operation as the first green-methanol bunkering for an internationally sailing bulk carrier in China and the first ship-to-ship methanol bunkering at Guangzhou Port. The report provides the quantity and the method of transfer. It does not identify the fuel’s production site, provide a batch-specific lifecycle emissions intensity or state a price.\n\nThe ministry said green-methanol bunkering in China had previously been used mainly for container and roll-on/roll-off vessels. Bulk carriers take larger fuel volumes and have more variable routes and port calls, which raise the importance of reliable supply chains and a broad network of bunkering locations. The operation therefore demonstrates a practical port-side step for serving a different vessel class, rather than only a transfer to a single ship. One operation, however, does not establish recurring supply capacity or prove that commercial-scale fuel availability is secured. That would require repeated deliveries, dependable fuel sourcing and coordination across ports. The ministry’s account does not give a schedule for additional bulk-carrier operations or a forecast of future volumes.\n\nThe report said Guangzhou joined China’s green-methanol bunkering locations through the operation; Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong now each have such activity. The locations point to development of marine-fuel infrastructure in southern China. The report calls the fuel “green methanol,” but it does not publish a lifecycle emissions calculation or independent certification for this shipment. The quantity is a measurable operational fact; a quantified climate benefit cannot be inferred without information about the fuel’s production pathway, the vessel’s total fuel use and the comparison boundary against conventional fuel. Follow-up data on repeat deliveries and consistent fuel specifications would help show how far port services are supporting alternative marine fuels. The announcement documents a completed transfer, while leaving those wider supply and emissions questions open. No data on subsequent sailings were provided.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}