Singapore port on track to handle higher box volumes in 2013

Total throughput in the first 11 months is 1.83m teu shy of the annual volumes attained last year, according to preliminary estimates from Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

In November, Singapore handled 2.69m teu of throughput, an increase of 3.9% year-on-year. Last month's volumes, however, dipped 4.6% month-on-month.

China's Shanghai port, meanwhile, is likely to retain the crown of being the world's busiest container port with throughput recorded at 30.92m teu in the first 11 months.