Singapore Bio-Bunker Sales Jump 48% in August, LNG Bunkering Volumes Hold Steady

Singapore’s sales of bio-blended marine bunker fuels rose sharply for the second consecutive month in August, climbing 48 percent to 57,000 tonnes, the highest monthly volume recorded since April, according to preliminary data from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

How much did bio-bunker demand grow month on month?

Singapore sold approximately 1,800 tonnes per day of bio-bunkers in August, up from around 1,200 tonnes per day in July. Within the bio-blended category, sales of Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) blended with a bio component rose from 30,000 tonnes to 48,000 tonnes, while High Sulphur Fuel Oil (HSFO) blended with biofuel increased from 8,000 tonnes to 9,000 tonnes. In Singapore, the bio component in VLSFO blends typically stands at around 24 percent.

How does this compare with last year’s volumes?

Despite the month on month rise, August’s 57,000 tonnes remained around 57 percent below the 130,000 tonnes recorded in the same month last year, underlining that current demand, while recovering, has not returned to previous highs. From January to August, Singapore’s total biofuel bunker sales stood at 491,000 tonnes, down substantially from 1.03 million tonnes over the same period the previous year.

What happened with pure biofuel and LNG bunker sales?

B100, or 100 percent biofuel, bunker sales were recorded for the fifth consecutive month, with around 800 tonnes sold in August, down from approximately 1,400 tonnes in July. LNG bunker sales remained broadly stable at 59,000 tonnes for the month. However, cumulative LNG sales for the first eight months of 2026 reached nearly 436,000 tonnes, up from 353,000 tonnes over the same period a year earlier, pointing to steady underlying growth in LNG bunkering despite the flat monthly figure.

What about methanol and ammonia bunkering activity?

There were no methanol bunker sales recorded for the sixth consecutive month, while no ammonia bunker sales have been logged in Singapore so far this year, highlighting the continued gap between policy ambition around these fuels and actual commercial uptake at one of the world’s largest bunkering hubs.

Why does Singapore’s bunker fuel mix matter for global shipping?

As the world’s busiest bunkering port, Singapore’s monthly fuel sales data offer one of the clearest signals of how shipowners are adjusting fuel procurement in response to tightening emissions regulations, including the International Maritime Organization’s evolving greenhouse gas framework and the EU’s Emissions Trading System. The divergence between rising bio-blend demand, steady LNG uptake and the continued absence of methanol and ammonia sales suggests that, for now, biofuels and LNG remain the more commercially accessible transition fuels for shipowners operating out of Singapore, even as newbuild orders for methanol and ammonia dual-fuel vessels continue to grow globally.