Marine fuel suppliers at Singapore, world’s largest bunker hub, will be required to provide digital bunkering services and issue electronic bunker delivery notes starting April 1, 2025, Amy Khor, Singapore’s senior minister of state for transport, said at the SIBCON 2024 conference, reports Business Reporter.
Aim
The move aims to streamline ship fuelling, or bunkering, processes by making data sharing between buyers and sellers more efficient and transparent, saving the industry close to 40,000 man-days per year and reducing the risk of fraud.
The announced mandate followed pilot trials with various bunker suppliers since November 2023.
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Source: Business report
