Yantian Port bonded LNG bunkering surges 161.4%

In the first seven months of this year, bonded liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering at Yantian Port surged by 161.4%.

A view of the Yantian Port.

Since the start of the year, Shenzhen has made remarkable progress in developing an international fuel bunkering hub for ships. The bonded fuel bunkering business in the eastern area of Yantian Port has grown rapidly, while the western area of the port successfully carried out its first trial LNG bunkering operation, steadily enhancing the international competitiveness of Shenzhen’s ports.

Customs data show Yantian handled 434,000 tonnes of bonded ship fuel in the first seven months of the year, up 40.7% year on year. Bonded fuel oil accounted for 300,000 tonnes (up 16.7%), while bonded LNG reached 134,000 tonnes — a striking 161.4% increase compared with the same period last year. Over the same period, Yantian processed 9.073 million TEUs of container throughput.