First Operation to Supply Container Ship with Green Fuel in East Port Said
Introduction
The Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority announced the success of the first operation to supply a container ship with green fuel “methanol” last night in the port of East Port Said.
Details of the Operation
Catering took approximately 6 hours, making the operation the first of its kind in Egypt, Africa and the Middle East, as part of the Egyptian State’s strategy to regain its role in providing ship catering services, whether on conventional or green fuel, and then maximize the benefits from location of their seaports in Bahrain. red and medium.
In an official statement released this morning, the Economic Zone announced the implementation of the catering service for Maersk sea container ships, which was received two days ago at the East Port Said Port, a global green fuel ship supply company and the largest producer of methanol fuel in the world, so as a container ship was delivered with 500 tons of green methanol at the Suez Canal Container Terminal, the main operator of Port Said East. The previous one was in Korea and Singapore as part of its route from Asia to Europe, passing through Port Said East in Egypt.
The statement discloses a concerted effort and coordination between all parties to receive the green methanol-equipped floating vessel and call at the port as the Suez Canal Economic Zone conducted this first operation of its kind in conjunction with the Suez Canal Authority. , Suez Canal Container Handling Station, Ministry of Health, represented by the Port Said Ambulance Station and the Civil Protection Force. In addition to the role of the naval and internal forces in the emergency plan prepared by the economic zone in the process of supplying and performing this service in good and safe.
In the same context, the Suez Canal Economic Zone plans to transform its ports into a regional center for supplying ships with traditional (fossil) or clean fuels as part of its efforts to localize the production of clean fuel, feed and complementary industries to achieve additional value from its unique geographic location within competing economic zones.
Source
Source: RT
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