Singapore LNG terminal starts building a third jetty for bunker reloads

Singapore's LNG terminal operator is now building a third berth at its terminal on Jurong Island, according to Engine. The jetty is due to be finished in the second half of 2028.

The existing jetties mainly serve large carriers. The new one is built for smaller ships of roughly 5,800 to 80,000 cbm, which means more room for the reload vessels that carry LNG out to ships at anchor. On its own the jetty should handle about 2 million mt a year of bunker reload demand. The whole terminal could reach about 3 million mt a year of LNG bunkering capacity.

The terminal has also gained ISCC EU certification for liquefied biomethane, covering storage, regasification, bunkering and trucking. That lets buyers trace certified bio-LNG through the site, and the new jetty will be able to handle it too.

For buyers running LNG-fuelled ships, nothing changes in the short term. The extra capacity is a 2028 story. It does signal that Singapore expects LNG bunker demand to keep growing, and that certified bio-LNG could become easier to order there for FuelEU compliance.