Singapore’s FueLNG wraps up 400th STS bunkering operation

FuelLNG and Shell Marine announced the bunkering operation via social media on Thursday.

During the operation, the 7,500-cbm bunkering vessel, FueLNG Bellina, delivered LNG to BYD Shenzhen at Singapore anchorage.

Following completion of the operation, the LNG-powered vessel, which is on its maiden voyage, set sail to Brazil, transporting more than 7,000 BYD electric vehicles (EV).

The vessel has 9,200 standard loading spaces – an area equal to 20 soccer fields.

FuleLNG said this operation is not just a milestone for FueLNG, but also a “testament to how the industry is scaling up efforts in decarbonizing global shipping.”

The JV previously said that it took about 2.5 years to achieve the first 100 STS LNG bunkering operation, and 5 months to achieve 150 operations in March 2024, underscoring the exponential growth and burgeoning demand for LNG bunkering in Singapore.

FueLNG completed its 350th operation in April this year.

FueLNG Bellina is Singapore’s first LNG bunkering vessel. In March 2021, it completed its first operation with a CMA CGM container vessel.

In June 2023, FueLNG Venosa completed its first LNG bunkering operation to the 210,000-dwt bulk carrier, Mount Tai.

This is FueLNG’s second bunkering vessel and the JV charters it from Korea Line LNG, a unit of SM Group’s Korea Line.

LNG bunkering volumes in the port of Singapore continue to rise.

During January-April, Singapore LNG bunkering volumes reached 143,851 mt, a rise of 29 percent compared to 111,473 mt in the same period last year, according to Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority.

In 2024, LNG bunkering volumes surged 318.5 percent to 463,948 mt.

This compares to 110,850 mt in 2023, when LNG bunkering sales jumped compared to 16,300 mt in 2022 and 49,190 mt in 2021.