CMA CGM Group has completed its first biomethanol bunkering, supplying 3,643 tonnes to the CMA CGM Osmium at Shengdong Terminal in Yangshan Port on 5 March 2026 and 6 March 2026. The company said the operation was the largest volume delivered in a single biomethanol bunkering at a Chinese port.

The fuel operation was carried out by CMA CGM and SIPG Energy, with supply including biomethanol from Shanghai Electric Group. The bunkering was completed for the latest vessel added to CMA CGM’s dual-fuel fleet.

The 13,000 TEU CMA CGM Osmium is a biomethanol dual-fuel containership. After a naming ceremony held earlier in March 2026, the vessel is due to enter the M2X service linking Asia and Mexico.

The bunkering also marks another step in CMA CGM’s decarbonization plan. As part of its net zero carbon target for 2050, the group is preparing to operate about 200 dual-fuel container vessels by 2031. These ships are being readied to run on lower-carbon fuels including bio- and e-LNG, as well as bio- and e-methanol.

The operation builds on existing cooperation between CMA CGM, SIPG Energy and Shanghai Electric Group. That partnership includes a long-term LNG bunkering arrangement with SIPG Energy and a framework agreement covering long-term biomethanol supply.

Luo Wenbin, Managing Director of SIPG Energy, said the operation marked a major advance in Shanghai Port’s biomethanol bunkering capability. He added that the company would continue strengthening resource coordination, storage, transport support and bunkering services to support Shanghai Port’s development as a global sustainable energy bunkering hub.

Farid Trad, Vice President Group Energy Transition at CMA CGM Group, said the biomethanol bunkering of the CMA CGM Osmium was an important point in the group’s decarbonization effort and showed that lower-carbon shipping was moving into practical operation through work with partners.