CCTV News:
On November 23, the first LNG bunkering ship independently developed by China completed the synchronous bunkering operation of LNG for international container ships in Yantian Port. "to the ship" filling operation.
After 6 hours of operation, the bunkering ship successfully completed the "ship-to-ship" bunkering service for a 23,000-TEU LNG-powered container ship, with a total of about 7,000 cubic meters of LNG bunkering.
In an environment where global environmental protection requirements are becoming more and more stringent, compared with other marine fuels, liquefied natural gas fuel hardly produces particulate matter pollution and sulfur emissions, and its application advantages are obvious.
The number of ships powered by liquefied natural gas in the world is increasing. In the first half of 2022 alone, the number of new shipbuilding orders for LNG carriers in the world has reached 104. The number of ship orders in the first half of 2022 has exceeded any previous record. The total number of years.
At present, my country is vigorously promoting the application of liquefied natural gas in the shipbuilding field, and plans to build international liquefied natural gas filling centers in the Pearl River Delta, Yangtze River Delta and other regions.
Yantian Port is currently the fourth hub port in the world and the first hub port in South China to have LNG bunkering service capabilities after Singapore, Rotterdam, and Shanghai ports.
(CCTV)