According to a Ship Technology report, Singapore has topped the 2019 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index, which ranks cities that offer port and shipping business services, for the sixth consecutive year.
Here is a look at the city-state’s shipping history and the reasons for its continued success.
A Free Port Open To All
“The Port of Singapore is a free port, and the trade thereof is open to ships and vessels of every nation, equally and alike to all.”
So wrote British...
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