Momentum from global forum
During the Green Marine Fuels sub forum of the Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality event, COSCO Shipping and its bunkering arm CHIMBUSCO presented a detailed action plan to scale alternative fuels across a network of more than one hundred seventy ports. Selling over twenty-eight million tonnes of fuel in twenty twenty four provides a strong logistics foundation that can now pivot toward low carbon products.
The Five Guarantees philosophy
To win customer trust, CHIMBUSCO applies a service code built on five guarantees: quality, quantity, safety, integrity and stable pricing signals. Embedding these commitments within contracts lowers perceived risk for operators considering the switch to green methanol, biofuel or LNG.
Insight you may not expect
The guarantees also create quantifiable metrics that financiers can embed in performance clauses, linking fuel quality verification with loan conditions. Such alignment could unlock cheaper capital for early adopters, accelerating fleet wide decarbonisation.
Infrastructure and standardisation advances
- Construction of purpose built methanol bunker vessels is progressing at selected yards
- Portable refuelling skids enable flexible delivery in secondary ports without major infrastructure
- Group led standards for alternative fuels are shared with international bodies for harmonisation
- A closed loop bunker chain certified in July twenty twenty five demonstrates cradle to wake traceability
Partner ecosystem grows
New agreements with energy producers and engineering groups secure feedstock for e methanol and advanced biofuel plants. Combined with COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation assets, the partnerships create a vertically aligned supply chain capable of meeting rising global demand.
Conclusion
By leveraging scale, transparent service principles and collaborative innovation, COSCO and CHIMBUSCO are turning vision into practical supply capacity. Their approach shows how integrated logistics players can guide the maritime sector toward a cleaner and commercially attractive future.