In the third quarter of 2026, the Port of Singapore 154.6 million tons of goods handled, with a decrease of -2.7% on the same period last year which was determined by the reduction in the volume of oil bulk, down by -13.3% to 43.1 million tons. Traffic alone containerized, amounting to 93.4 million tons, remained stable (+0.3%) if measured by weight, while if measured by volume it has marked an increase of +2.4% and a new all-time high quarterly balance having amounted to 11.8 million containers to be twenty feet. In the period July-September of this year, the traffic of conventional cargo and non-oil bulk cargo recorded the new record for this quarter having stood respectively to 8.6 million (+6.7%) and 9.6 million tons (+17,1%).

With regard to bunker supplies, of which Singapore is the world's leading port, the dispensing of naval fuel in the ports of call are growing and highlight the transformation of the marine fuel market produced by the new international standards for the decarbonisation of shipping, with expanding liquefied natural gas and marine diesel traditional in strong downsizing.

In the third quarter of this year, sales of bunkers totaled over 14.2 million tons, in decrease of -2.8% year-on-year but with significant changes in the composition of the products supplied to ships. The comparison with However, 2023 shows an increase of +9.2% in bunkers sold to Singapore: Over a three-year period, quarterly sales were increased by about 1.2 million tons and the 2026 level therefore remains high, even if lower than the peak of the year previous. In addition, the dynamics of the third quarter of 2026 go read together with that of the first nine months of the year: between January and September volumes reached about 42.5 million tons, with an increase on an annual basis of +2.1%. The decline of the third has therefore not cancelled out the growth accumulated in the first part of the year.

On the evolution of sales of the different types of fuel ships, the data show the downsizing of distillates with the clearest figure concerning Marine Gas Oil: in the third quarter of 2023, MGO sales amounted to about 50,700 tons; in the quarter of 2026 they fell to about 1,800 tons. For low-sulphur marine diesel (LSMGO), the data show much higher volumes substantial: about 827,000 tons in the third quarter of 2023, 929,000 in 2024, 1.16 million in 2025 and 1.11 million in 2026. After the strong expansion in 2025, the product recorded a a decrease of -4.6% in the third quarter of this year.

Among fuel oils (MFO, LSFO and ULSFO), the low sulphur component and overall continue to be an important part of supplies. Natural gas liquefied is one of the fastest growing segments evident: in the third quarter of 2023, LNG sales amounted to to about 41,500 tons; in 2024 they had risen to 125,700 tons, in 2025 to 156,900 and in 2026 they have reached about 168,800 tons. The growth compared to 2025 is +7.6%, while compared to 2023, volumes have more than quadrupled. The increase testifies to the progressive consolidation of LNG among the fuels available for maritime transport, while remaining its quantitative weight is significantly lower than that of oils traditional fuels. Finally, in Singapore, the supply of methanol and biofuels are still marginal.