Tag: MPA Singapore

ITOCHU Corporation announced that, together with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Nihon Shipyard Co., and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai have executed a MoU regarding a joint study for the design and safety specifications of ammonia-fueled ships which are under development by ITOCHU and partners (Ammonia-Fueled Ships).

Two tankers, the Singapore-flagged Hafnia Nile and the São Tomé and Príncipe-flagged Ceres I, caught fire after a collision near Singapore at approximately 6:15 AM local time on July 19, 2024.

MPA Singapore and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on July 2, 2024, aimed at advancing maritime decarbonisation, digitalisation, and manpower development.

MPA Singapore informs that the ongoing oil spill clean-up of difficult-to-reach areas on land and coastlines has progressed into its second phase, focusing on challenging sites like rock bunds, breakwaters, and deeply embedded oil in the sand.

According to MPA Singapore, the removal of bulk oil from the sea and beaches is nearly completed. There has been no observed oil slick along the East Coast and Changi since 18th June based on both satellite and drone images.

Minister for Transport of Singapore, Chee Hong Tat, shared in a post on June 20, details about the oil spill in Singapore that took place following an allision between a dredger and a bunker vessel on June 14.

Following a recent maritime incident at the Singapore Terminal on 14 June 2024, involving the dredger VOX MARINER and bunker vessel MARINE HONOUR, significant efforts are underway to mitigate the environmental impact caused by the rupture of an oil cargo tank onboard the MARINE HONOUR.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) confirms that major container lines, including CMA CGM and ONE, have moved more container volumes through Singapore in the first five months of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. 

X-Press Feeders, Global Energy Trading Pte Ltd (GET), and PSA Singapore (PSA) have successfully completed the first simultaneous methanol bunkering and cargo operation (SIMOPS) in Singapore on 27 May 2024.

Close to 1,340 metric tonnes (MT) of blended methanol was bunkered ship-to-ship on 24 May 2024 in Singapore.