At noon on March 24, 2024, the Maritime Safety Bureau of Yangshan Port successfully ensured the safe berthing of the Sun Little Canglan ship loaded with 500 tons of green methanol at the Shengang Oil Terminal through remote monitoring and on-site strong support, and the unloading operation proceeded smoothly. This move marks the first time that Shanghai Port has received green methanol fuel goods, marking an important step towards a more diversified and cleaner supply of ship fuel.

According to members of the Haidongqing Studio of the Maritime Safety Administration of Yangshan Port, green methanol is considered a highly promising decarbonization fuel in the current global efforts to address climate change. After comprehensive consideration of greenhouse gas emissions throughout its entire lifecycle, green methanol can significantly reduce carbon emissions by about 63% to 99%, providing strong support for achieving medium - and long-term emission reduction goals for ships. The biomass methanol unloaded by the Sun Blue Wheel this time is an important form of green methanol. Its production raw materials mainly come from renewable resources such as biomass, so the carbon emissions generated during the production process are relatively low, and the impact on the environment is also milder.

It is understood that in order to ensure the smooth progress of this unloading operation, the Maritime Safety Bureau of Yangshan Port actively engages in in-depth communication and cooperation with relevant units such as terminal enterprises, shipping companies, and ship agents. They obtained key information such as personnel, ships, and cargo in advance, and guided both the ship and the shore to jointly develop risk prevention and control measures during the unloading period based on the characteristics of methanol cargo. At the same time, the Maritime Safety Bureau of Yangshan Port also urges both sides of the ship and shore to strengthen emergency duty, strictly manage the safety of the ship and shore interface, and strictly implement the ship and shore safety inspection checklist system to ensure the safety of unloading operations at the port.

In order to meet the demand for energy supply from mainstream green powered ships and promote the sustainable development of Shanghai International Shipping Center, Shanghai Port has been continuously innovating and attempting to expand the application of new fuels and new energy in the port and optimize the layout of low-carbon facilities in recent years. The successful completion of the unloading operation of green methanol marks that Shanghai Port has established a relatively complete chain in the storage, transportation, and supply of green methanol fuel, laying a solid foundation for the smooth landing of Shanghai Port's first "ship ship" methanol refueling business in the future. Keywords: engineering construction, engineering news, engineering construction information.

According to Directive 2023/959 issued by the European Union, the shipping industry will officially be included in the EU's carbon emissions trading system from January 1, 2024, and the Fuel EU Maritime policy is also scheduled to be implemented in 2025. The introduction of these regulations indicates that the EU is further tightening its ship emission standards, aiming to promote the transformation of the shipping industry towards renewable and low-carbon fuels. (This article is from the official website of Jiandao: www.seetao. com. Reproduction without permission is not allowed, otherwise it will be punished. Please indicate Jiandao's website and the original link when reprinting.) Jiandao's mechanical column editor/Zhou Yingwen