The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) has an ambition to develop Hong Kong into the preferred green maritime fuel bunkering and trading centre in the region, with the Action Plan on Green Maritime Fuel Bunkering promulgated in November 2024. The Mainland-Hong Kong Green Energy Matchmaking Event held on 25 June 2025 provided a collaborative platform for relevant suppliers and companies with demand to catalyse a comprehensive green maritime fuel supply chain and trade, leading to signing of nine memoranda of understanding by various parties. The Marine Department (MD) set up one-stop Services of Green Fuel Bunkering including update of the “Code of Practice - Safety and Operational Guidelines for Bunkering of Alternative Fuels” with Methanol Bunkering Operations and launch of the Green Maritime Fuel Bunkering Incentive Scheme on 30 June 2025.

In April 2025, the IMO Net-Zero Framework of MEPC 83 sets out a global carbon pricing mechanism that could result in extra costs for conventional bunker fuel and accelerate the shift to zero/near-zero (ZNZ) fuels. Apart from HKSARG’s efforts to facilitate supply of ZNZ fuels, demand of new or retrofitted ocean-going vessels (OGV) to bunker ZNZ fuels is equally important. Ship retrofitting for ZNZ fuels and energy efficiency improvements, in addition to newbuilds, and the associated finance have received increasing attention. To this end, the Institute for the Environment of the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) is launching a Research on Finance Model for incentives of Maritime Retrofitting and organizing a seminar titled “The New Era of Green Ships | Technical, Environmental & Techno-economic analysis of Ship Retrofitting”.

HKUST and the maritime industry has brought up to the HKSARG the need for use of Mass Flow Meter (MFM) to ensure accuracy for the bunkered amount of green fuel and building up the value chain of MFM, including hardware, software and technology providers, certifying and auditing bodies, marine fuel quantity surveyors, etc. to ensure integrity for the bunkered amount. This is especially important as green fuel is much more expensive than conventional fuel and to maintain Hong Kong as a reputable bunkering centre. Likewise, HKUST would like to continue supporting HKSARG by hosting a seminar on MFM to disseminate this technology and overseas regulations, etc. The seminar has a title “The New Era of Bunkering | Fuelling Trust through Efficiency, Transparency & Innovation”. It will explore how MFM systems underpin transparent and accountable fuel delivery, support the transition to green fuels such as methanol and enable a future-ready bunkering infrastructure.

Target Participants: government officials, maritime industry professionals (shipowners, ship managers/ charterers, bunker suppliers, bunker surveyors, shipyards, trade associations, cargo owners, ports, classification societies, energy producers, financial institutions, technology providers, etc.).

Notes: Free Admission. Limited seats. Organizer has full discretion to limit registrants per company or decline registration. The event will be video-recorded and uploaded to internet for global coverage.  Event details including the program may be subject to change without prior notice.