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Three companies picked to supply methanol at Singapore port in drive to be sustainable bunkering hub

Global Energy Trading, Golden Island and PetroChina issued licences to supply methanol as marine fuel

Loh Khum Yean is currently the chairman of the National Parks Board and has held permanent secretary roles in various ministries.

Loh Khum Yean appointed as MPA board chairman

He has been deputy chairman since Feb 1 and will replace Niam Chiang Meng

This exclusive funding will support research & development efforts aimed at enhancing the safety and efficiency of supplying ammonia, or ammonia bunkering, at the Port of Singapore, Sumitomo said in a statement.

Japan’s Sumitomo wins Singapore grant to develop ammonia as marine fuel

[TOKYO] Japanese trading house Sumitomo said on Monday (Oct 6) it has been awarded a Singapore government grant to develop ammonia as an alternative marine fuel to help decarbonise the shipping indust...

A view of Pasir Panjang Terminal. The Auditor-General’s Office found two instances of errors in the evaluation scoring of a tender by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

Possible overpayments, irregularities flagged in latest Auditor-General report

It notes EDB and MPA have lapses in contract management and procurement, while PUB has anomalies in records

Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow with Juan Carlos Salazar, secretary-general, ICAO (left), and Arsenio Dominguez, secretary-general, IMO, at the opening ceremony of the Global Aviation and Maritime Symposium.

Acting Transport Minister Siow announces global maritime and aviation training initiatives, new support scheme for small island nations

Programmes developed with UN transport agencies will focus on resilience, safety and sustainability; first SIDS course to launch in 2026

CRecTech's CEO Lim Kang Hui (left) and CTO/COO Haw Kok Giap aim to bring the cost of renewable methanol closer to the price of conventional methanol from fossil fuels.

NUS researchers’ startup aims to halve the price of sustainable marine fuel

CRecTech’s proprietary technology turns palm oil waste into renewable methanol

Ang Wee Keong (left), who is the assistant chief executive of international at IMDA, will concurrently be MPA's
chief executive designate from May 1 to Jun 15. Teo Eng Dih (right) will take over his new role at the Ministry of Transport on Jun 16.

IMDA’s Ang Wee Keong named as new head of MPA

He takes over from Teo Eng Dih, who will be appointed deputy secretary of special duties at the Ministry of Transport

A new technical reference on methanol bunkering has been published to provide a framework for safe and efficient use of methanol as an alternative in bunkering operations, said MPA.

Singapore launches new standard for methanol bunkering

[SINGAPORE] Singapore, the world’s largest bunker hub for ships, has launched a new standard for methanol bunkering, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Monday.

Minister of State for Law and Transport Murali Pillai notes that the new records were achieved amid geopolitical conflicts and strained global supply chains.

Singapore maritime breaks new records for arriving traffic, box throughput, fuel sales

These are achieved against a backdrop of geopolitical conflicts and strained global supply chains

Proposals will be gathered on three areas including the scale-up of sea-based reloading operations, the supply of LNG alternatives such as liquefied bio-methane, and the development of floating platform concepts to enhance bunkering safety and efficiency.

Singapore port authority seeks proposals on scaling up LNG bunker supply

It launched an expression of interest to gather proposals for scaling up liquefied natural gas for bunkering or ship refuelling