French shipping company CMA CGM has partnered with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Singapore LNG (SLNG) to explore the supply of liquefied biomethane (LBM) as a bunker fuel in Singapore.<\/span><\/p>\n Energy company Shell recently imported<\/a> mass-balanced LBM into Singapore through its local subsidiary, Shell Singapore.<\/p>\n \u201cThe ISCC EU-certified biomethane was sourced from the USA and mass-balanced via the pipeline to a liquefaction plant, into a conventional LNG cargo supplied by Shell for delivery to Singapore,\u201d Shell explained.<\/p>\n The imported cargo will be stored at SLNG\u2019s terminal in Singapore.<\/p>\n CMA CGM will work with MPA and SLNG on pilot projects and trials to validate the supply of LBM as a marine fuel. The French liner plans to expand its LNG dual-fuel fleet<\/a> to 81 vessels by the end of this year. It expects its combined fleet of LNG- and methanol-capable vessels to reach 208 by 2030.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/68b1c2c2623a4419e1af8278\/6a196cab74316e301bab7722_c79d9ff8-ab25-43cc-bca4-170abb4e93e7-1200w.jpeg\")
IMAGE: LNG-capable container ship, CMA CGM Notre Dame. CMA CGM <\/em><\/p>\n