Singapore posted record port performance in 2025, achieving a record of 3.22 billion gross tonnage of vessel arrivals and 44.66 million TEUs of container throughput in 2025, a 3.5% and 8.6% increase from 2024, respectively.
Marine fuel sales also hit a new high at 56.77 million tonnes, a 3.4% increase from 2024, with continued growth in the use of alternative marine fuels, which increased to 1.95 million tonnes in 2025 compared to 1.35 million tonnes in 2024.
On 14 January 2026, MPA will open applications for new LNG bunker supply licenses to better fulfill the growing demand on the industry.
In parallel, the Standards for Port Limit LNG Bunker Vessels will be launched which will cover the equipment, operational performance, and efficiency of such vessels operating in Singapore to enhance safety.
MPA and Enterprise Singapore, through the Singapore Standards Council, will also be upgrading the existing Technical Reference for LNG Bunkering to a Singapore Standard in Q2 2026, strengthening requirements for safe, transparent, and quality-assured LNG bunkering.
They will also publish Singapore’s first Technical Reference for Ammonia Bunkering in Q2 2026, to guide safe and reliable operations, and support trials and early adoption.
Singapore further strengthened its position as a leading International Maritime Centre in 2025.
Over the past year, 35 maritime companies opened or expanded their operations here, bringing the total to more than 200 international shipping groups.
Singapore also retained its top ranking in the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index.
