The Port of Singapore has registered a document three billion gross tonnage (GT) in annual vessel arrival tonnage.
The document was reached with the arrival of the 8,628 TEU, 98,799 GT Singapore-flagged container ship, ONE Olympus, on the Pasir Panjang Terminal on December 25, 2023.
The annual vessel arrival tonnage on the Port of Singapore for 2023 is anticipated to achieve simply over three billion GT in 2023, up from 2.83 billion GT in 2022.
The document was marked at an occasion organised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and attended by Chee Hong Tat, Appearing Minister for Transport. Chee stated that the Port of Singapore’s most essential success issue, which enabled this milestone achievement, was the robust tripartite co-operation which existed between the unions, trade and authorities. He famous that whereas others may attempt to replicate the port’s {hardware}, infrastructure, applied sciences and working methods, “many discover it tough to copy our trusted tripartite ecosystem in Singapore. This is among the key parts which provides us an edge to remain forward of the competitors and to take Maritime Singapore to even higher heights.”
MPA Chief Government, Teo Eng Dih, stated, “We’re humbled that Singapore continues to be a alternative port of name. We’ll proceed to work with all our tripartite stakeholders to enhance the effectivity and security of our port. The launch of the Simply-in-Time (JIT) Planning and Coordination Platform on October 1 this yr for vessels calling at PSA terminals and Jurong Port is one such initiative. The JIT Platform will assist to enhance vessel turnarounds and optimise port calls, and thereby cut back greenhouse gasoline emissions from ships. Will probably be prolonged progressively to all vessels calling into Singapore from January 2024.”
