Digital Bunkering
Digital bunkering eliminates tedious manual processes and paperwork across the bunkering value chain. By digitalising the traditional bunkering process and documentations such as electronic bunker delivery note (eBDN), bunker requisition form, checklists, and other forms, the digital bunkering initiative is expected to help the bunkering industry save close to 40,000 man-days annually.
It allows for efficient data sharing between bunker buyers and suppliers, which helps to expedite administrative processes, improve accountability, ensure compliance with regulations, reduce the potential for errors, and support early detection of fraudulent activities. It also promotes a more streamlined, secured, and environmentally friendly bunkering process.
In Jul 2023, IMO formally confirmed that bunker deliver notes (BDNs) are acceptable in either hard copy or digital form (refer to the MEPC.1/Circ.795/Rev.8 for the Unified interpretations to MARPOL Annex VI).
In November 2023, MPA officially launched the digital bunkering initiative through the use of digital bunkering solutions whitelisted by MPA. Singapore became the first port in the world to implement eBDN, anchoring its position as a trusted and efficient global bunkering hub.
With effect from 1 April 2025, bunker suppliers will be required to provide digital bunkering services and issue electronic bunker delivery notes (e-BDNs) as a default. This was announced during the 23rd Singapore International Bunkering Conference (SIBCON) in October 2024 following successful trials conducted since launch, with majority of the bunker suppliers, including the top 10 bunker players, in Singapore.
To further reduce business costs and after careful study, MPA will reduce the frequency for the verification of mass flow meters (MFM) from twice to once a year with effect from 1 April 2025. This is in line with the updated SS648:2024 standards and is expected to save the industry approximately $300,000 a year. Risk-based audits will continue as the bunker industry undertakes this transition.
Whitelisted Digital Bunkering Solutions
MPA whitelists Digital Bunkering solutions to ensure conformance to bunkering standards, cybersecurity, baseline functionality, risk management and regulatory reporting requirements.
Bunker craft operators and suppliers can reach out to the solution providers below to find out more about their solutions. This list would be updated regularly to reflect the latest whitelisted solutions.
| Solution Provider | Contact details | Solution name | Email domain(s)/URL(s) to allow access to the digital bunkering solution(s) |
Angsana Technology Pte. Ltd.
| Ang See Lin | BunkerFlow | Email domain: bunkerflow.io
URL: *.bunkerflow.io
|
ZeroNorth (BTS Pte. Ltd.)
| Goh Kwong Heng
Dharma Reddy | digitalBunkering@Sea | Email domain: zeronorth.com
URL: *.digitalbunkering.app
|
Bunkerchain Pte. Ltd.
| Vance Loh
Leon Ling | Touch and Sail (non MVP version) | Email domain: bunkerchain.io
URL: *.touchandsail.bunkerchain.io
|
ADP Clear Pte. Ltd.
| Eunice Low
| Advanced Delivery Platform | Email domain: adpclear.io
URL: *.adpclear.io
|
| TradeGo Pte. Ltd. | Jason Zhang Kitty Li | BunkerGo | Email domain: URL: |
MPA shall not be responsible or liable for any expenses, losses or damages incurred by, or action taken against, the user(s) of whitelisted solution(s). Users, including bunker suppliers, bunker craft operators, surveyors, and bunker buyers, are required
to conduct its own due diligence before adopting any whitelisted solution(s).
Upcoming Developments
For additional transparency and transaction integrity in bunkering operations, MPA will be introducing a centralised e-BDN record verification system by 2025. This enables key stakeholders to verify the authenticity of e-BDNs received from bunker suppliers against the information transmitted to MPA.
In addition, Enterprise Singapore and Singapore Standards Council (SSC) will be launching a new standard on “Specification for Digital Bunkering Supply Chain Documentation” to ensure consistency and interoperability between digital systems, and to facilitate smoother transactions through trusted and verifiable digital bunkering documents. The Singapore Standard (SS) 648 Code of Practice for Bunker Mass Flow Metering has also been revised to include data integrity and transmission requirements in line with this new digital standard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Click here for the Frequently Asked Questions. For any other queries, you may contact DigitalBunker@mpa.gov.sg.
Call for Proposals
Click here for information on the Digital Bunkering Call for Proposals that was launched in 2021.