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Hong Kong and Zhanjiang join hands to build green fuel supply chain, empowering energy transition in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

2026.01.15

On 9 January 2026, Mr. Zheng Changman, General Manager, and Mr. Yang Huajie, Deputy General Manager of China National Aviation Fuel Group Limited (“CNAF”) Southern Storage and Transportation Company Limited (“SSTC”) were invited to Hong Kong. Together with the relevant leaders of Fortune Oil Limited, the controlling shareholder of SSTC, and representatives of Zhanjiang Penavico Huayuan Shipping Agency Co., Ltd., they paid a visit to the Transport and Logistics Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The parties discussed the construction of a green marine fuel supply chain and Hong Kong-Zhanjiang cooperation initiatives, injecting impetus into the green energy transition of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

As the world’s seventh-largest and China's second-largest marine fuel refueling port, Hong Kong has been actively implementing the carbon emission reduction regulations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and promoting the application of clean fuels such as green methanol and biodiesel. Mme. Amy Chan, Deputy Secretary of the Transport and Logistics Bureau of HKSAR Government, pointed out that the HKSAR Government has issued the Action Program for Green Marine Fuel Refueling, and would leverage its role as a "super-connector" to facilitate the docking of international and mainland industries.

CNAF SSTC proposed a "front-store, back-warehouse" model, with Zhanjiang as the green energy production and storage base and Hong Kong as the international fuel refueling and trading center, to realize complementary resources between the two places. Mr. Zheng Changman, GM of SSTC pointed out that the company’s Zhanjiang storage area has put into operation 30,000 cubic meters of green fuel storage tanks certified by the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC), with a Phase II plan to add an additional 100,000 cubic meters of tank capacity. The facility would be capable of undertaking the unloading, storage and transshipment of multiple types of clean fuels. Relying on the advantages of Zhanjiang Port and its own logistics network, the company can integrate production capacity within a 200-kilometer radius in South China, and build a coordinated system of " refueling in Hong Kong, stockpiling in Zhanjiang".

Mr. Gong Min, Director of Investment and Development of Fortune Oil Limited stated that Fortune Oil Group would leverage its international network and risk management advantages to provide support for green fuel procurement, cross-border trade compliance and supply chain finance. The representative of Zhanjiang Penavico Huayuan Shipping Agency Co., Ltd. committed to optimizing port agency, customs declaration and inspection procedures to ensure the efficient flow of fuels across ports.

The exchange turned out to be a number of consensus: establishing a regular communication mechanism; organizing ship owners and refueling suppliers to conduct field visits to production and storage facilities in Zhanjiang; piloting green methanol trade in phases and expanding to multiple product categories; establishing the "Hong Kong front desk + Zhanjiang back office" model and strengthening policy and information sharing.

SSTC GM Mr. Zheng Changman expressed that CNAF SSTC would fully promote the construction of the "Zhanjiang-Hong Kong Green Energy Corridor", deepen multi-party cooperation, help Hong Kong consolidate its status as an international shipping center, and inject green impetus into the upgrading of Zhanjiang's port-vicinity industries.

Looking ahead, Hong Kong and Zhanjiang would join hands to build a competitive green fuel supply chain, accelerating the low-carbon transition of the global shipping industry.