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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Aerial view of Deep water port with cargo ship and container Singapore
Shipping

Singapore Port Congestion Shows Global Ripple Impact of Red Sea Attacks

SEOUL/SINGAPORE, June 26 (Reuters) – Congestion at Singapore’s container port is at its worst since the COVID-19 pandemic, a sign of

June 26, 2024
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Thursday, June 20, 2024
Port of Singapore
Ports

Transhipment Hubs Hit Hard By Red Sea Reroutings

Key transhipment ports around the world are facing severe congestion in response to the Red Sea crisis, with Singapore being a prime example. The escalating

June 20, 2024
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Saturday, June 15, 2024
Oil slick at Tanjong Beach on Singapore's Sentosa. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Oil Spill

Singapore Oil Spill Closes Beaches On Resort Island

SINGAPORE, June 15 (Reuters) – Beaches on Singapore’s Sentosa island were closed on Saturday after an oil spill spread from a

June 15, 2024
Total Views: 1823

Tuesday, May 28, 2024
The first simultaneous methanol bunkering and cargo operation (SIMOPS) at the Port of Singapore
Shipping

Singapore Achieves Latest Methanol Bunkering Milestone

Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub, has successfully conducted its first simultaneous methanol bunkering and cargo operation (SIMOPS). The

May 28, 2024
Total Views: 773

Friday, September 15, 2023
Singapore's first electric cargo vessel. Photo courtesy of YGT.
Shipping

Electric Light Cargo Vessel Set for Singapore Launch

By Ram Anand (Bloomberg) — Singapore’s first electric cargo vessel is due to start sea trials and launch in the fourth quarter, according to Yinson

September 15, 2023
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Friday, July 28, 2023
Maersk's methanol-fueled feeder ship bunkers green methanol fuel in Singapore. Photo courtesy Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
Shipping

Port of Singapore Marks First Methanol Bunkering

The Port of Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering port, has marked its first methanol bunkering. The milestone operation took place Thursday involving

July 28, 2023
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Thursday, April 27, 2023
A 2019 view of vessels in the Singapore Strait April 3, 2019. Picture taken on April 3, 2019. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein/File Photo
Environment

Singapore Joins Forces with Top Classification Societies for Shipping Decarbonization and Digitalization Efforts

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has joined forces with eight of the world’s leading classification societies, signing a Letter of

April 27, 2023
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Monday, April 24, 2023
Ports of Singapore, Long Beach, and Los Angeles Sign Green Shipping Corridor Pact
Ports

Ports of Singapore, Long Beach, and Los Angeles Sign Green Shipping Corridor Pact

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Long Beach, and Port of Los Angeles, along with support from C40 Cities, signed a memorandum of

April 24, 2023
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Monday, August 22, 2022
Tug Performs Autonomous Collision Avoidance in Port of Singapore
Shipping

Tug Performs Autonomous Collision Avoidance in Port of Singapore

A harbor tug has become the first vessel to be verified for autonomous collision avoidance in the Port of Singapore as the shipping industry’s push

August 22, 2022
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022
GoodFuels Kicks Off Biofuel Bunkering in Singapore
Shipping

GoodFuels Kicks Off Biofuel Bunkering in Singapore

Leading biofuels supplier GoodFuels has delivered fuel to a NYK bulk carrier in the Port of Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub. The NYK ship,

August 17, 2022
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Wednesday, August 10, 2022
A bird's-eye view of ships along the coast in Singapore July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
Shipping

Singapore Arrests Ten Over Illegal Bunker Fuel Sales

Police in Singapore have arrested ten people suspected of illegal bunker fuel sales. Officers from the Police Coast Guard made the arrests on August 4 during a

August 10, 2022
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Wednesday, August 3, 2022
A 2019 view of vessels in the Singapore Strait April 3, 2019. Picture taken on April 3, 2019. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein/File Photo
Ports

Singapore Suspends Glencore Unit’s Bunker License Over Contaminated Fuel Supply

A Singaporean unit of commodities trading giant Glencore has had its bunker supplier license suspended for two months after an investigation revealed that it

August 3, 2022
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Singapore Lion
Ports

Will Singapore’s Massive New Trans-Shipment Port  Untangle Global Supply Chains?

By Ann Koh and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) As the world’s economies struggle to untangle unprecedented congestion in global supply chains, one of the world’s

June 29, 2022
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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Shell and CMA CGM Sign LNG Fuel Supply Agreement in Singapore
Ports

Shell and CMA CGM Sign LNG Fuel Supply Agreement in Singapore

Shell and CMA CGM have signed a multi-year agreement on the supply of LNG fuel for CMA CGM ships in the Port of Singapore. The LNG bunkering will be

June 28, 2022
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Friday, May 6, 2022
A bird's-eye view of ships along the coast in Singapore July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
Shipping

Singapore Port Authority Says Contaminated Bunker Fuel Originated in the UAE

The Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has released new details from its investigation into bunker fuel contamination at the Port of Singapore, the

May 6, 2022
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Thursday, October 14, 2021
Wild Weather Sparks Ship Backlog From Shenzhen to Singapore
Ports

Wild Weather Sparks Ship Backlog From Shenzhen to Singapore

By Kyunghee Park and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — A tropical storm that’s lashing southern China mixed with Covid-related supply chain snarls is causing

October 14, 2021
Total Views: 1583

Monday, March 15, 2021
lng bunkering rotterdam
Ports

Total Awarded Singapore LNG Bunkering License

The Maritime Port Authority of Singapore has awarded Total with a liquified natural gas bunkering license as the world’s largest bunkering hub seeks to

March 15, 2021
Total Views: 577

Friday, March 5, 2021
Congestion Hits Port of Singapore
Ports

Congestion Hits Port of Singapore

By Sam Whelan (The Loadstar) – Major delays have now hit the port of Singapore, with congestion causing vessel turnaround times to more than

March 5, 2021
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Singapore Seeks to Vaccinate 10,000 Maritime Workers in January
Ports

Singapore Seeks to Vaccinate 10,000 Maritime Workers in January

Singapore has unveiled plans for an aggressive vaccination blitz for frontline maritime workers that aims to put some 10,000 needles in arms by the end of the

January 19, 2021
Total Views: 1734

Thursday, August 29, 2019
Singapore anchorage
Maritime News

Number of Major Shipping Accidents Down at Port of Singapore

The number of major ship accidents in the Port of Singapore has fallen significantly over the last decade, with little over one major incident per one million

August 29, 2019
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