PORT MARINE CIRCULAR NO. 34 OF 2021 NEW VOLUMETRIC FEE ON LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS CARGO OPERATIONS BY MPA-APPROVED FLOATING STORAGE UNITS / FLOATING STORAGE REGASSIFICATION UNITS BERTHED AT MPA-APPROVED
MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
PORT MARINE CIRCULAR
NO. 34 OF 2021
22 July 2021
Harbour Craft and Shipping Community
NEW VOLUMETRIC FEE ON LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) CARGO
OPERATIONS BY MPA-APPROVED FLOATING STORAGE UNITS / FLOATING
STORAGE REGASSIFICATION UNITS BERTHED AT MPA-APPROVED BERTH
TO SUPPORT LNG BUNKERING AND BREAKBULK ACTIVITIES IN PORT
Port Marine Circular No. 28 of 2021 dated 1 July 2021 had informed the
harbour craft and shipping community of the Maritime and Port Authority of
Singapore (MPA)’s new harbour craft port dues concession to support the
deployment of MPA-approved FSUs/FSRUs in Singapore for LNG bunkering and
breakbulk activities.
- To ensure a level playing field for the deployment of such MPA-approved
FSUs/FSRUs in Singapore berthed at an MPA-approved berth, whether at a
privately-operated wharf or public-licensed terminal, with effect from 23 July 2021,
MPA will impose a new LNG volumetric fee1, which is as follows:
Per tonne of LNG or part thereof Per tonne of LNG or part thereof
discharged from MPA-approved loaded onto MPA-approved
FSU/FSRU at its approved berth FSU/FSRU at its approved berth
Nil2 20 cents
Private wharfage charges will not apply to such operations.
1 The ‘LNG volumetric fee’ will be imposed under paragraph 6A of the MPA (Scale of Dues, Rates and General
Fees) Notification, which will come into effect on 23 July 2021. Please refer to the MPA (Scale of Dues, Rates
and General Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Notification 2021.
2 No LNG volumetric fee will be charged on LNG cargo which is discharged from an MPA-approved FSU/FSRU
to another vessel or to ISO tanks at the MPA-approved berth.
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- For queries relating to the LNG volumetric fee, please call the MPA hotline at
1800 272 7777 or email ar_mpa@mpa.gov.sg.
CAPT KEVIN WONG
PORT MASTER
MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
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