Asian port seeks to expand LNG offering

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said it will issue up to two additional LNG bunker supplier licences to support growing demand for LNG bunker in the Port of Singapore.

Proposals must contain an end-to-end LNG bunkering solution, which should include details about its LNG supply and delivery model, its LNG sources and its marketing plan for the sale of LNG bunker.

The closing date for submission of proposals to MPA is 15 December 2020. MPA seeks to announce the successful award of new LNG bunker supplier licence(s), if any, by February 2021.

The current two licensed LNG bunker suppliers in the Port of Singapore are FueLNG Pte Ltd and Pavilion Energy Singapore Pte Ltd.

SIBCON developments

MPA announced the RFP at the start of the 21st Singapore International Bunkering Conference and Exhibition (SIBCON) earlier this month.

MPA also said Singapore will have an LNG bunker supply capacity of up to 1m tonnes per annum from 2021. This quantity translates to about 300 ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operations annually.

To facilitate regular ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in the Port of Singapore, two MPA co-funded LNG bunker vessels will be delivered to Singapore by 2021.

MPA noted that to date, Singapore has safely conducted more than 270 truck-to-ship LNG bunkering operations.