Singapore: Bunker fuel sales continue upward trend, rose by 9.7% on year in July 2023

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Published Mon, 14th August 2023
by Admin

4.52 million mt of various marine fuel grades were delivered at the world’s largest bunkering port in July, an increase from 4.12 million mt recorded during July 2022.

Sales of bunker fuel at Singapore port increased by 9.7% on year during July 2023, according to Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) data.

In total, 4.52 million metric tonnes (mt) (exact 4,517,500 mt) of various marine fuel grades were delivered at the world’s largest bunkering port in July, an increase from 4.12 million mt (4,119,200 mt) recorded during July 2022.

Deliveries of marine fuel oil, low sulphur fuel oil, ultra low sulphur fuel oil, marine gas oil and marine diesel oil in July (against on year) recorded respectively 1.49 million mt (+15.5% from 1.29 million mt), 2.67 million mt (+6.8% from 2.50 million mt), zero (from zero), 22,300 mt (+61.6% from 13,800 mt) and zero (from zero)

Bio-blended variants of marine fuel oil, low sulphur fuel oil, ultra low sulphur fuel oil, marine gas oil and marine diesel oil in July (against on year) recorded respectively 500 mt (+100% from zero), 39,400 mt (+1131.3% from 3,200 mt), zero (from zero), zero (from zero) and zero (from zero)

LNG and methanol sales were posted respectively at 18,300 mt (+1043% from 1,600 mt) and 300 mt (+100% from zero), which was from Singapore’s first methanol bunkering operation in July 2023.

Manifold Times previously reported Maersk and Hong Lam Marine Pte Ltd successfully conducted the world’s first ship-to-containership methanol bunkering operation of a Maersk’s container vessel on 27 July 2023 at the Raffles Reserved Anchorage in Singapore.

Maersk’s container vessel – the world’s first container vessel sailing on green methanol – was successfully refuelled with approximately 300 metric tonnes of bio-methanol via Hong Lam Marine’s Singapore-registered tanker, MT Agility, for its onward maiden passage to Copenhagen. MT Agility had earlier taken bio-methanol stored at Vopak Terminals. The container vessel will be named in a ceremony in Copenhagen in September.

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A complete series of articles on Singapore bunker volumes by Manifold Times in 2022 can be found below:

Photo credit: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Published: 14 August, 2023

Singapore: Bunker fuel sales continue upward trend, rose by 9.7% on year in July 2023

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