Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) has opened applications for licences to operate up to two liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating storage units (FSU) in Singapore anchorages, it said on Thursday.
The call follows MPA's award of eight new LNG bunker supplier licences in July 2026.
Applications are open to existing LNG bunker licensees, who may partner third-party terminal operators.
Most of each FSU's storage capacity must be allocated for LNG bunkering, with a minimum share made available to other LNG bunker suppliers on open-access terms.
Applicants must own or charter at least one FSU with a minimum storage capacity of 130,000 cubic metres, registered with the Singapore Registry of Ships.
FSU operators must disclose to MPA the intended maximum fees chargeable for LNG reloading services.
Each licence will be valid for five years.
FSUs must be certified under the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification European Union (ISCC-EU) framework to handle bio-LNG and e-LNG.
MPA will hold a briefing for interested companies on December 4.
Applications close at 17:00 (09:00 GMT) on February 4, 2027.
(Reporting by Emily Ou Yong; Editing by Sonia Cheema)