But it was not just talking and Singapore carried out its first trial ethanol bunkering at the weekend with Maersk, Golden Island, and PSA Singapore with the support of the of the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).The bunkering operation was carried out on the Singapore-registered container ship Maersk Halifax, a retrofitted dual-fuel vessel and involved 5,000 tonnes of ISCC certified bioethanol delivered tanker Golden Centaurus simultaneously while container operations were being carried out at PSA.Ang Wee Keong, Chief Executive, MPA, said, "This operation allows us to test how Singapore’s experience and existing infrastructure for methanol bunkering can support another emerging marine fuel. The findings will help us develop the standards and procedures needed for safe and efficient ethanol bunkering, as we continue to prepare Singapore for a multi-fuel future.”The MPA said the operation would provide data and learning points to assess how Singapore’s existing methanol bunkering technical reference, TR 129, could be adapted for ethanol bunkering."The energy transition requires us to explore and scale solutions that can deliver real-world impact," said Emma Mazhari, Head of Energy Markets, Maersk. "At Maersk, we continue to pursue a multi-fuel strategy because we recognise that no single fuel pathway can decarbonise global shipping on its own.”Maersk has already conducted ethanol trials on the dual-fuel vessels Laura Maersk, Antonia Maersk and Tangier Maersk

With the bunkering carried out simultaneously container operations Nelson Quek, Regional CEO Southeast Asia, PSA International commented, “Safety remains our foremost priority, and this operation provides valuable insights into how ethanol bunkering can be safely integrated with container terminal operations”