Singapore – Box volumes down, bunkers up

1/9/2010 10:02:35 AM

The Port of Singapore has kept its top position for bunker sales, vessel arrival tonnage and containers handled despite the decline in world trade but box numbers were lower than in 2008. The total volume of bunkers sold grew 4.2% to reach 36.4m tonnes. The Singapore-flag fleet also continued to grow in tonnage according to figures announced by the country's Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, Raymond Lim.   Vessel arrivals in terms of shipping tonnage reached 1.78bn gt in 2009, an increase of 10.1% over 2008. Container traffic in 2009 totalled 25.9m TEU, a 13.5% decline compared to 2008.   Maritime Global Network

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