A roll-on/roll-off vessel carrying more than 4,000 new energy vehicles has sailed from an automobile terminal in Guangzhou after completing what sources indicated on 21 October 2026 as the first green methanol refuelling for a Ro-Ro vessel in Guangdong.
The ship departed on Friday bound for Europe, the report said, having completed refuelling with 2,300 metric tons of methanol before loading and leaving the terminal in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.
The operation
According to the report, the vessel was loaded with in excess of 4,000 new energy vehicles destined for export to Europe, and left port following the fuel transfer. The quantity of methanol taken aboard was recorded at 2,300 metric tons, and sources described the bunkering as a green methanol operation.
The refuelling took place at an automobile terminal in Guangzhou and was presented by the source as a first for a Ro-Ro vessel in Guangdong. The report framed the transfer as a milestone for the auto shipping hub, noting the combination of a large vehicle shipment and the methanol refuel prior to departure.
Significance for the hub
The source characterised the event as a key step for the Guangzhou automobile terminal and for regional Ro-Ro operations in Guangdong, emphasising the novelty of a green methanol bunkering for this vessel class in the province. The report links the shipment and the bunkering as part of the same operation that culminated in the vessel’s departure for European markets.
reports provided the timeline and the technical figures cited above in its 21 October 2026 item. The outlet’s account supplies the principal facts of the voyage: the cargo scale, the destination and the methanol quantity taken on board prior to the ship leaving the terminal in Guangzhou.
The development was described in the report as a milestone for the auto shipping hub in Guangdong, with the combination of more than 4,000 new energy vehicles loaded for Europe and the completion of a 2,300 metric ton methanol refuelling preceding the vessel’s departure on Friday. The item positions the operation as notable within the province’s Ro-Ro activity.
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