China’s first fully digitalized bunkering op completed using eBDN

Marine fuel supplier China Marine Bunker (PetroChina) (CHIMBUSCO) has completed China’s first fully digitalized bonded bunkering operation using an electronic bunker delivery note (eBDN), marking a significant milestone in the digital transformation of the country’s marine bunker supply chain.

CHIMBUSCO supplied 1,300 metric tons of bonded low-sulfur fuel oil (LSFO) to the container vessel CSCL Globe—owned by COSCO Shipping—at the Shangdong Terminal of Shanghai Yangshan Deepwater Port on April 1, 2025.

The operation is said to represent the ‘first’ fully digitalized process in China’s