Yang Ming completes first LNG SIMOPS bunkering for YM Willpower in Shanghai

Tue 18 Aug 2026, 05:03 GMT | Updated: Tue 18 Aug 2026, 05:06 GMT | Bunker Index Staff

Yang Ming completes first LNG SIMOPS bunkering for YM Willpower in Shanghai

Dual-fuel boxship receives 2,000 tonnes of LNG during simultaneous cargo operations.

YM Willpower bunkering operation via SIMOPS.

Yang Ming's 15,500-TEU YM Willpower has completed its first LNG SIMOPS bunkering in Shanghai. Image credit: Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp has announced that its 15,500-TEU LNG dual-fuel container ship, YM Willpower, has completed its first LNG bunkering operation using simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) at the Port of Shanghai.

The vessel is said to have received around 2,000 tonnes of LNG while active cargo handling operations were under way — a procedure designed to reduce the time a vessel spends in port by running bunkering and loading concurrently.

According to Yang Ming, the operation was carried out in close collaboration with Shanghai International Port (Group) and SIPG Energy Shanghai, with the approach enhancing operational efficiency during the port call.

Bunker supply op Container ship Dual-fuel LNG China Taiwan Shanghai (CN)


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