Singapore Strait Traffic Jam Parades World’s Economic Growth

TodayOnline has published an article on visitor’s remarks while flying into Singapore’s Changi Airport. It is all about the hundreds of vessels, from supertankers to freighters, anchored along the coastline.

Why are there so many? What are they doing there? Here’s an excerpt from it.

What happened a decade ago?

A decade ago, the global recession created a maritime car park of apparent ghost ships in the Singapore Strait.

Vessels sat idle in the world’s busiest shipping lane as companies were did...

http://mfame.guru/singapore-strait-traffic-jam-parade-worlds-economic-growth/

Procedural changes for loss of anchor incidents in Singapore

A recent change in the procedure for handling loss of anchor incidents in Singapore means that the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) now involves itself directly with the local contractors in such cases. This has also led to a change in the procedure for obtaining permission for the vessel to leave Singapore waters following such an incident.

According to data provided by the Gard P&I Club and correspondents Spica Services (S) Pte. Ltd, Singapore, the following information only...

https://safety4sea.com/procedural-changes-for-loss-of-anchor-incidents-in-singapore/

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