April 14, 2017 [Platts] - Singapore LNG Corporation and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore jointly launched the city-state's first LNG truck loading facility Wednesday, which is ready to commence operations, MPA said Thursday.
Located within the SLNG Terminal on Jurong Island, the single-bay facility is an important first step in developing the LNG trucking business in Singapore, helping to facilitate truck-to-ship LNG bunkering, MPA said in a statement.
SLNG and MPA signed a memorandum of understanding at the Singapore International Bunkering Conference and Exhibition in 2016 to collaborate on construction of the facility.
“As the leading bunkering hub in the world, we need to ensure that we cater to the future energy needs of the global shipping industry by providing cleaner, alternative sources of fuel,” MPA CEO Andrew Tan said in the statement.
“While it may take time for LNG to take off as a marine fuel globally, we have taken steps to kick-start LNG bunkering in Singapore … completion of the truck loading facility marks another important milestone,” he added.
Singapore has launched several initiatives to promote cleaner fuels, including LNG bunkering, at the world’s largest bunkering port.
The MPA in 2016 awarded two LNG bunker supplier licenses, to Pavilion Gas and to a joint proposal between Keppel Offshore & Marine and BG Group.
At the time, it pledged to work with the two license holders to develop the necessary infrastructure for them to begin supplying LNG bunker to vessels in Singapore in early 2017.
The MPA earlier in April also signed a memorandum of cooperation with Japan’s Ports and Harbours Bureau to promote co-operation in various areas including port planning, port management, technological development in the port sector and LNG bunkering.
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