Singapore port sets 44.66m TEU record as throughput rises 8.6%

Alternative marine volumes climbed to 1.95m tonnes from 1.35m a year earlier, the authority said.

Vessel arrivals at the Port of Singapore reached 3.22 billion gross tonnage in 2025, up 3.5% YoY, whilst container throughput rose 8.6% to a record 44.66 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

Marine fuel sales also hit a new high of 56.77 million tonnes, an increase of 3.4% from 2024. Sales of alternative marine fuels rose to 1.95 million tonnes in 2025, up from 1.35 million tonnes a year earlier, MPA said.

On the regulatory front, MPA said it will open applications for new LNG bunker supply licences on 14 January 2026 and introduce new safety standards for port-limit LNG bunker vessels.

It added that TR56 will be upgraded to a Singapore Standard in the second quarter of 2026, alongside the release of Singapore’s first technical reference for ammonia bunkering.

Singapore’s International Maritime Centre continued to grow, with 35 maritime companies opening or expanding operations in 2025, bringing the total number of international shipping groups to more than 200.

The Singapore Registry of Ships ended the year at a record 137.46 million gross tonnage, around 27% higher YoY, making it the world’s fourth-largest ship registry, MPA said.

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