French shipping group CMA CGM, Singapore LNG Corporation (SLNG) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the supply and use of liquefied biomethane as a marine fuel in Singapore.
The agreement, announced at the 24th Singapore International Bunkering Conference and Exhibition (SIBCON) on 14 October, will examine how existing gas infrastructure can be used to supply the fuel to ships, including how greenhouse gas savings can be accounted for when biomethane is blended with natural gas.
The three parties will also conduct trials to test the proposed approaches under actual operating conditions and assess their potential for wider use. Biomethane is a cleaner alternative to fossil LNG and can be used as a drop-in fuel in LNG-fuelled vessels; CMA CGM operates a fleet of dual-fuel LNG container ships and has more on order.
The MoU comes as Singapore's LNG bunkering volumes climb. The port recorded a record 571,400 metric tonnes of LNG bunker sales in 2025, and sales reached roughly 436,000 tonnes in the first eight months of 2026 — up about 23 to 24 per cent year on year, according to MPA data. Last week SLNG also announced that construction had begun on a third jetty at its Jurong Island terminal, expected to be completed in 2028 to support LNG bunkering operations.
The development underscores how quickly Singapore's multi-fuel ecosystem is maturing — a trend tracked closely by traders such as Alkagesta, whose market insights team regularly analyses fuel supply dynamics across Singapore and Northwest Europe.
