海洋燃料管理公司是新加坡按供应量计的顶级船用燃料供应商之一，其高管表示，该公司计划将2026年部分利润用于资助其向船舶供应液化天然气的业务扩张，以应对2028年后需求预计增长的情况。
Marine Fuel Management, a top Singapore bunker supplier by volume, plans to channel part of its 2026 profits to fund its expansion into supplying liquefied natural gas to ships as it positions for higher demand from 2028, its executives said.
该公司是今年7月下旬获得液化天然气船用燃料许可证的八家供应商之一。其执行董事钟振茂在新加坡国际船用燃料会议期间接受路透社采访时表示，公司正在与液化天然气货物供应商和船东进行合作洽谈。
The company, which was one of eight suppliers awarded an LNG bunker licence in late July, is in discussions with LNG cargo suppliers and shipowners for collaborations, its executive director Choong Zhen Mao told Reuters on the sidelines of the Singapore International Bunkering conference.
他说：“即使在这种形势下，我们在液化天然气领域看到的机遇仍在增长。我认为这就是市场正在发展的方向。”他指的是美国-以色列对伊朗的战争导致中东出口受阻，从而引发液化天然气价格上涨。
"The opportunity that we see in LNG still seems to be growing, even in this climate. I think that's where we see the market moving," he said, referring to the surge in LNG prices after the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupted exports from the Middle East.
他补充说，公司将在2027年第三季度后半段收到其首艘新建的液化天然气船用燃料驳船。
The company will be receiving its first new-built LNG bunker barge in the later part of the third quarter in 2027, he added.
赤道公司首席运营官钟振茂预计，随着全球更多液化天然气产能和双燃料船舶投入运营，新加坡的液化天然气船用燃料需求将从2028年起出现更显著的增长。
Equatorial's chief operating officer, Choong Sheen Mao, expects a more notable increase in Singapore's LNG bunker demand from 2028 as more LNG production capacity and dual-fuel vessels come online globally.
根据其高管的说法，赤道公司目前供应新加坡总船用燃料量的约10%，而新加坡是全球最大的船舶加油中心。官方数据显示，截至目前，新加坡在2026年平均每月供应470万吨船用燃料。
Equatorial currently supplies about 10% of total bunker volumes at Singapore, the world's biggest refuelling hub for ships, according to its executives. The city state has supplied an average 4.7 million tons of bunker fuel a month so far in 2026, official data show.
高管们表示，尽管未披露具体数字，但该公司2026年至今的利润已超过去年同一时期的水平。
The company's year-to-date profits for 2026 have exceeded last year's level, the executives said, though they did not disclose the figures.
船用燃料价格在2月下旬美国和以色列对伊朗的袭击导致油价上涨后出现飙升，此后一直保持波动。由此导致的航运路线中断反而支撑了新加坡等关键加油中心的加油需求。“需求看来具有韧性，”钟振茂说。
Bunker fuel prices surged after US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February drove oil prices higher, and have remained volatile since then. The ensuing disruption to shipping routes supported refuelling demand in key hubs including Singapore. "Demand looks to be resilient," said ED Choong.
“当存在不确定性时，有时人们往往会多买一点、把油箱加得更满……如今人们往往会将一次航行拆分为多笔较小的交易，以确保货源充足和货物安全。”赤道公司拥有八艘燃料油驳船、七艘船用轻柴油驳船，以及四艘符合国际海事组织2型标准、可运输甲醇或高达100%生物燃料含量的化学品加注油轮。
"When there is uncertainty, sometimes people tend to purchase a bit more, fill their tanks a bit more... people tend to break a voyage down into smaller trades these days to ensure availability and cargo security." Equatorial owns eight fuel oil barges, seven marine gasoil barges, as well as four chemical bunker tankers that meet International Maritime Organization's type 2 standard to carry methanol or biofuel blends up to 100% biofuel content.
首席运营官钟（Choong，音译）表示，今年由于船用生物燃料需求放缓，部分化学品加注驳船已被改用于供应传统燃料。
Some of the chemical bunker barges have been repurposed to supply conventional fuel this year amid a slowdown in marine biofuel demand, COO Choong said.
他说：“由于国际海事组织净零框架的延迟，加之当前价格缺乏竞争力，今年生物燃料的需求有所放缓。”
"Demand for biofuels has slowed this year because of the delay in the IMO's net-zero framework, while current prices are not competitive," he said.
据行业消息人士透露，根据混合比例和交付时间窗口的不同，生物燃料混合油的价格比传统的低硫船用燃料油每公吨至少高出100美元的溢价。
Depending on the blend and delivery window, biofuel blends command premiums of at least $100 per metric ton over conventional low-sulphur bunker fuel oil, according to industry sources.