Marine fuel sales in Singapore hub increased in October

Marine fuel sales in Singapore surged to a one-year high in October, latest official data showed, as more competitive prices attracted ships to refuel at the world’s top bunkering hub.  October bunker sales totaled 4.25 million tonnes, climbing 7% from September, while vessel arrivals for bunkering at Singapore rose 9% month-on-month at 3,431 vessel calls,

MPA, Los Angeles and Long Beach to establish green shipping corridor

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach and C40 Cities – a global network of mayors taking action to confront the climate crisis – have begun discussions to establish a green and digital shipping corridor between Singapore and the San Pedro Bay port complex. The corridor

MPA frames provisions for standard national quality marine biofuels

Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) has developed a provisional national quality standard for marine biofuels, as well as a framework laying down conditions for biofuel supply for licensed bunker fuel suppliers. This standard is necessary and timely given that all marine fuels supplied in Singapore need to meet International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 8217

MPA suspends bunkering licence of Glencore

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has temporarily suspended Glencore’s bunker licence for two months after a fuel contamination probe. The MPA said the suspension will take effect on August 18, adding that it found no evidence that Glencore or PetroChina had intentionally contaminated the high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO). MPA’s investigation found that

MPA and Rotterdam to develop green shipping corridor

The Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam inked a memorandum of understanding to establish the green and digital corridor on the sidelines of the biennial World Cities Summit in Singapore. As per the deal, both parties will develop the world’s longest green shipping corridor for low and zero carbon

Marine fuel sales at Singapore take a dip amid high refuelling prices

Sales of marine fuel in Singapore plunged in June in the wake of soaring oil prices that reduced the number of ships calling at the port to refuel. Vessels calling specifically for refuelling in Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub, fell to 2,940 – 7.2 per cent lower than in May and down from 3,242

CMA CGM and MPA to collaborate on decarbonisation in maritime industry

The CMA CGM Group (CMA CGM) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed agreement to promote decarbonisation, digitalisation, and innovation across the maritime industry. Both the companies have said that they will explore the use of zero and low-carbon marine fuels including e-methanol, e-methane, and biofuels for commercial shipping. The deal

Bunker sales in Singapore increased in May 2022

Bunker sales in Singapore for May 2022 totalled more than 4mn t, up by 373,000t from the previous month and by 1.1pc from a year earlier. It was the first time this year since January that monthly sales have been above 1mn t this year, as well as the highest total so far in 2022.

K Line, MPA join hands for development of ammonia bunker supply chain

Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have joined a consortium which has set out to develop an ammonia bunker supply chain in Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub. The consortium, comprising A.P. Moller – Maersk, Fleet Management Limited, Keppel Offshore & Marine, Maersk Mc-Kinney

‘We are making this transition for a better world’

Dr Sanjay C Kuttan, Chief Technology Officer, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in an exclusive interview with Future Fuels, throws light on the energy transition challenges in maritime industry and   the efforts being made by GCMD for the decarbonisation. Q. What is Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD)? What does it do to help