Singapore will set up a facility to train international maritime personnel in the use of cleaner fuels such as methanol and ammonia, as part of the Republic's move towards these alternative ship fuels.
Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat announces a new facility which will allow global maritime personnel to gain competency in the use of cleaner marine fuels.Singapore will set up a facility to train international maritime personnel in the use of cleaner fuels such as methanol and ammonia, as part of the Republic's move towards these alternative ship fuels.
The maritime industry has signalled "strong demand" for common training facilities in this area, said MPA. To be developed by 2026, the METF is not a single organisation, but a network of planned and existing training facilities. An MPA spokesperson said that the facility's cost spans various partners' existing and upcoming facilities, as well as investments. Hence, the cost of the overall METF capability depends on the collective investments of all the partners over time.Ship owners and operators can save time and training costs by using these facilities. About 10,000 maritime personnel - including ship engineers, port workers and surveyors - are expected to be trained through the 2030s.
Singapore is the world's top port for bunkering, or supplying fuel to ships. The MPA has been preparing for the adoption of lower-carbon fuels, holding the world's first ammonia bunkering trial last month, and Singapore's first methanol bunkering trial in July 2023.
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