Image Credit: Ship & Bunker / Data Credit: MPA

• Singapore conventional and biofuel bunker sales reached a four-month high of 4.67 million mt in July.
• Biofuel blend sales rose 5.3% month on month to 39,500 mt, but remained 67% below July 2025.
• B100 sales fell to 1,360 mt in July from 1,500 mt in June and 12,800 mt in May.
• LNG bunker sales rose 6.7% month on month and 41.5% year on year to 58,690 mt.
• Singapore recorded 3,675 bunker calls in July, while the average stem size fell to 1,271.6 mt.

Singapore’s conventional and biofuel bunker sales rose to a four-month high in July, with demand increasing for a third consecutive month.

The city-state's total demand for conventional and biofuels in July reached 4.67 million mt, up 1.3% from the previous month of June, but still 4.2% lower than July 2025 volumes, according to data released by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) today.

July sales were the highest since March 2026, when bunker demand surged following the start of the Iran war.

Sales over the first seven months of this year totalled 32.58 million mt, up by 3% from 31.62 million mt recorded in the same period last year.

If the first seven months' sales levels were repeated across the whole of the year, this year's total would reach 55.86 million mt, down by 0.6% from record sales in 2025.

Product Breakdown

VLSFO sales were 2.33 million mt in July, up by 5.9% from the previous month of June but down 1.9% on the year.

HSFO sales declined on both a monthly and yearly basis. The grade’s sales totalled 1.95 million mt in July, down by 4.4% from the previous month and 1% from last year's volumes.

Distillate sales gained on the month to 359,600 mt in July – up 4.2% from June, but down 14.4% on the year.

Marine biofuel blend sales also increased in July but remained well below last year’s levels.

Biofuel blend volumes totalled 39,500 mt in July, down 67% on the year, but up by 5.3% from the previous month of June.

The July biofuel total included 1,360 mt of B100 sales – down from 1,500 mt recorded in June and significantly from 12,800 mt recorded in May.

LNG bunker sales, which this article counts separately from the conventional and biofuel bunker total reported above, gained in July.

July LNG bunker sales totalled 58,690 mt, an increase of 41.5% on the year and 6.7% on the month.

No methanol or ammonia bunker sales were recorded in July. Methanol sales have not been recorded since February.

July Bunker Calls Up

In July, Singapore saw a total of 3,675 calls for bunkers, up by 0.7% from last year and 1.6% from June figures.

That left the average conventional and biofuel bunker stem size at about 1,271.6 mt in July, down from 1,275.3 mt in the previous month and from a 12-month average of 1,319 mt.

Prices

Singapore's average VLSFO price in July was $755/mt, according to Ship & Bunker prices, compared to $524/mt last year and $728/mt in June 2026.

Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index of average prices across 20 leading bunkering ports was $760/mt in July, up from $553/mt last year, but down from $782/mt in June.

Tanker Calls by Tonnage Dropped in July

Image Credit: Ship & Bunker / Data Credit: MPA

The total gross tonnage visiting Singapore was up marginally by 0.5% on the year to 283 million GT in July.

Container ships’ gross tonnage increased by 0.3% to 82.43 million GT, while tanker tonnage dropped by 1.3% to 84.02 million GT.

Bulk carriers' gross tonnage was almost similar to June levels.

The mandatory mass flow meter systems used to measure all bunker deliveries in Singapore come with a +/-0.5% margin of error, a level considered more accurate than traditional measurement systems used at most other ports, with the added benefit of all but eliminating volumetric malpractice.

Only licensed companies can supply bunkers in Singapore, and the MPA calculates sales based on the bunker delivery notes of those companies.