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The world’s first methanol dual-fuel-powered car carrier vessel has visited Hong Kong on its maiden voyage to Europe, as the city moves towards becoming a green maritime fuel bunkering centre.
Commissioned by a unit of conglomerate China Merchants Group and built in the southeastern province of Jiangsu, the CM Hong Kong docked at Tsing Yi on Sunday flying the city’s flag.
At a ceremony to mark the maiden voyage, Hong Kong’s No 2 official, Eric Chan Kwok-ki, said authorities were actively supporting the shipping industry’s green transition and promoting the use of more environmentally friendly fuels.
Between February and mid-September, Hong Kong supplied more than 130,000 tonnes of green marine fuels to ocean-going vessels.
“The government will propose a legal change to provide tax concessions for methanol used as fuel by outbound vessels,” Chan said. “We have also invited expressions of interest for developing green maritime fuel storage facilities on a site in Tsing Yi South.
“In the future, Hong Kong will increase the quality of our green marine fuel bunkering services, strengthen cooperation with ports worldwide and facilitate the trading of green marine fuels in the city by providing a platform for cooperation.”

Measuring 220 metres (722 feet) long and 38 metres wide with 13 cargo decks, the CM Hong Kong can carry up to 9,300 vehicles. The vessel has 78,000 square metres of deck space – equivalent to 11 football pitches.
Its pioneering dual-fuel operation could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 70 per cent, Chan noted.
Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said the mainland China-made electric vehicles carried by the vessel would be exported to Europe.
In his policy address delivered earlier this month, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said that Hong Kong would focus on developing bunkering facilities for fuels such as green methanol, green ammonia and hydrogen.
All vessels providing methanol bunkering services in Hong Kong waters will be required to install mass flow meters to improve efficiency within the next year.
The International Maritime Organization, a UN agency responsible for regulating international shipping, aims to achieve net-zero emissions from vessels globally by 2050.


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CM Hong Kong docks in Tsing Yi on maiden voyage, as city boosts its role in sustainable maritime fuel bunkering


CM Hong Kong docks in Tsing Yi on maiden voyage, as city boosts its role in sustainable maritime fuel bunkering.


World’s first methanol dual-fuel car carrier vessel visits Hong Kong

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