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Singapore box throughput stays flat in MarchSingapore box throughput stays flat in March

Singapore: Singapore port's container throughput stayed flat in March over the corresponding period of last year though volumes improved month-on-month, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

Lee Hong Liang, Asia Correspondent

April 15, 2013

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Box volumes in March came up to 2.64m teu, improving 11.9% compared to 2.36m teu seen in February, which was a slow month due to shorter number of working days.

In the first three months of this year, Singapore handled a total of 7.63m teu of boxes, inching up 1.3% compared to 7.54m teu of throughput in the same period of 2012, figures from MPA showed.

About the Author

Lee Hong Liang

Asia Correspondent

Singapore-based Lee Hong Liang provides a significant boost to daily coverage of the Asian shipping markets, as well as bringing with him an in-depth specialist knowledge of the bunkering markets.

Throughout Hong Liang’s 14-year career as a maritime journalist, he has reported ‘live’ news from conferences, conducted one-on-one interviews with top officials, and had the ability to write hard news and featured stories.

 

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