The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore is driving efforts to develop multi-fuel bunkering capabilities and encourage early adoption of green technologies, aligning with global goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
As informed, in the first eight months of 2024, Singapore saw strong growth of approximately 7% in total bunker sales over the same period last year, reaching over 36 million tonnes. Biofuels and liquefied natural gas bunker sales surpassed 700,00 metric tonnes. The Port of Singapore also conducted successful ship-to-containership and simultaneous container operations and bunkering operations for methanol, and terminal-to-ship bunkering of ammonia. MPA will continue to work closely with industry, unions, and research institutes to enhance training of maritime workers.
In July 2024, MPA and the Energy Market Authority (EMA) shortlisted two consortia, Sembcorp-SLNG and Keppel’s Infrastructure Division, in a restricted Request for Proposal (RFP), to advance to the next round of evaluations to provide a low- or zero-carbon ammonia solution on Jurong Island for power generation and bunkering.
Since then, the consortia have proposed two additional ammonia bunkering proposals from Mitsui & Co., Ltd and Fortescue-Equatorial Marine Fuels, which have been evaluated and selected. The two proposals, added to the existing three under the two shortlisted consortia, will be considered in the next round of the RFP process.
The development of multi-fuel bunkering capability in Singapore will help create new job opportunities in related fields, including trading, green technology, sales, legal, and finance.
To support the operationalisation of a higher mix of low-carbon alternative fuels, both EnterpriseSG and MPA are developing the Singapore standards for methanol bunkering and ammonia bunkering by 2024 and 2025 respectively.
The standards will cover custody transfer requirements, safety procedures and crew competencies, to ensure safe bunkering operations and handling of these fuels.
Additionally, MPA will continue to facilitate global negotiations currently underway at the IMO. MPA has updated various green initiatives and incentives under the Maritime Singapore Green Initiative (MSGI) to encourage early adoption of zero and near-zero emission technologies and fuels.
MPA will commit $50 million to support the implementation of the refreshed MSGI.
