Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and China’s Shandong Provincial Transport Department signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 9 October to establish the Singapore – Shandong Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC).
Teo Eng Dih, Chief Executive of MPA, and Gao Hongyan, Deputy Director of Shandong Provincial Transport Department, signed the MoU at the 25th Singapore – Shandong Business Council meeting held in Singapore.
The signing was witnessed by the co-chairmen of the...
Wärtsilä has secured the prototyping tender for the groundbreaking Next Generation Vessel Traffic Management System (NGVTMS) project, awarded by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
This project aims to revolutionize maritime safety and operational efficiency at one of the world’s busiest ports. Wärtsilä recorded the order in the third quarter of 2024.
“MPA is committed to the maritime industry’s digital transformation and green transition by leveraging cutting-edge technology and...
https://container-news.com/wartsila-to-develop-singapores-next-gen-vessel-traffic-system/
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is coordinating a search and rescue operation with the Police Coast Guard (PCG) and the Singapore Civil Defence Force for a missing crew from a tugboat, Oshio.
The tugboat sank in the Eastern Anchorage, within Singapore’s port limits, at about 2:15 pm on 4 September, with two crew reported to be onboard at at the time of incident.
One 39-year-old male crew member who was earlier rescued by PCG was conveyed to the hospital where he subsequently...
https://container-news.com/mpa-singapore-conducts-search-and-rescue-operation-for-missing-crew/
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Microsoft on 29 July to collaborate in innovative technologies including cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, robotics, and cybersecurity.
The two partners aim to support the adoption and the development of digital and green solutions for the maritime industry.
MPA and Microsoft will trial the use of AI and digital twins to optimise vessel route planning to enhance safety...
https://container-news.com/mpa-singapore-partners-with-microsoft/
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have shortlisted two consortia that will proceed to the next round of evaluations of proposals to provide a low- or zero-carbon ammonia solution on Jurong Island for power generation and bunkering.
The two consortia were selected from a total of six that were earlier shortlisted in 2023 to participate in a restricted Request for Proposal (RFP), following an Expression of Interest (EOI) called in 2022.
The...
The Houthis have attacked a container vessel operated by French shipping company CMA CGM.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said that it was informed around 10.30am local time today (19 July) that the 2001-built Singapore-flagged 2,078 TEU Lobivia was struck by unidentified projectiles while transiting the Gulf of Aden.
The resulting fire onboard was extinguished by the 24-man crew.
UK maritime security consultancy Ambrey said that Lobivia, which had three armed guards on board,...
https://container-news.com/houthis-fire-projectiles-at-cma-cgm-operated-ship/
Fire broke out on two tankers in Singapore waters today (19 July). The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said that at 6.15am local time, distress calls were received from the crew on the Hafnia Mile, a 2017-built 74,189 dwt products tanker and the Ceres I, a 2001-built very large crude carrier.
At the time, the tankers were 55 nautical miles northeast of Pedra Branca on Singapore’s easternmost point.
The Singapore-flagged Hafnia Nile is owned by BW Group and operated by its...
https://container-news.com/two-tankers-on-fire-in-singapore-after-collision/
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their partnership and advance maritime decarbonization, digitalization, and manpower development.
The MoU was signed by Teo Eng Dih, chief executive of MPA and Takaya Soga, president and group chief executive of NYK, on 2 July 2024.
Aligned with the International Maritime Organization’s revised Greenhouse Gas strategy 2023, the Paris Agreement, and...
https://container-news.com/mpa-and-nyk-partner-for-maritime-sustainability-and-digitalization/
The insurer for the bunker tanker involved in the oil spill in Singapore has a limit of S$8 million (US$5.9 million) for the resulting claims.
This was disclosed by Singapore’s Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat at a joint ministerial press conference on 24 June.
Some oil slicks floated into neighbouring Malaysia and its government said that affected fishermen should file claims with the insurer, British Marine. Malaysian media estimated that as many as 200 fishermen in Johor state, the nearest...
https://container-news.com/singapore-oil-spill-insurance-claims-capped-at-under-us6-million/
Singapore plans to speed up the opening of berths in the new megaport in the city-state’s Tuas industrial estate to cater to the growing number of boxship calls.
Besides the eight existing berths on the north side of Tuas Port, terminal operator PSA will expedite the opening of three new berths later this year to increase overall port handling capacity.
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and terminal operator PSA are working closely with liner operators and regional feeder operators...
https://container-news.com/more-berths-to-open-early-in-new-singapore-port-to-alleviate-logjams/