Singapore has launched the technical reference standard for bunker mass flow metering on Tuesday, about 11 months ahead of the mandatory use of the fuel measuring device for bunkering operations in Singapore port from 1 January 2017.

The port of Singapore has posted lower container throughput in January compared to the year-ago period, according to preliminary estimates released by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

Singapore is making progress towards the mandatory use of mass flow meters (MFM) to measure bunker fuel as more local bunker tankers are installed with the system, reports said.

The port of Singapore saw its container throughput contract by 8.7% in 2015 amid the overall slowdown in the global shipping market, made worse by lower Asia-Europe volumes and increased direct sailings on lower bunker prices.

Singapore will grant an additional 10% concession on port dues for containerships calling at the port as part of efforts to help shipowners cope with the prolonged slump in the shipping market.

Nearly a week after the Thorco Cloud sank in a collision in the Singapore Strait there has been no sign of six missing seafarers.

The Port of Rotterdam has set aside a total of EUR1.5m in order to introduce a 10% gross port dues discount for vessels bunkering LNG there.

A cargo ship carrying 560 metric tonnes of bunker fuel sank in Indonesian waters after it collided with a chemical tanker on Wednesday night, leaving six crew members missing while six were rescued, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of...

The port of Singapore has recorded a dip in container throughput in October compared to the year-ago period, according to preliminary estimates from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has called on global hub ports to be ready for LNG bunkering, given the global move towards clean shipping and higher environmental standards.