Singapore: A seafarer is missing after an Indonesia coaster Budi Jasa 18 collided with a ferry and sank off Singapore early on Saturday morning.

The rivalry between Hong Kong and Singapore as business hubs is a longstanding one and not just in shipping and maritime, but also areas such as financial services.  

Singapore: In a move indicative of maritime industry's shift towards Asia coatings firm International Paint has opened a new headquarters in Tuas, Singapore. 

Singapore: Malaysian firms Nam Cheong and Bumi Armada have announced contract agreements worth $130m, with orders for four MPSVs and an option for four more.  

Manila: Shipping activity in Singapore could expand two to three times by 2025 due to continual infrastructure investments and the city-state's growing importance as a trade corridor, according to a Germany-based consultant.

Singapore: Sembcorp Marine's subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has managed to restore and float the jack-up rig that tilted on 3 December 2012 to its original upright position on Monday.

Singapore: Offshore vessels owner Ezion Holdings has welcomed an investment of approximately S$19m ($15.6m) from EDB Investments (EDBI), the corporate investment arm of Singapore's Economic Development Board.

Singapore: Singapore-based bunker supplier G-Fuel has lost its accredited bunkering licence after the company was found to have breached the licence's conditions, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said.

Singapore: Singapore port moved 2.59m teu of containers in November, beating the volumes registered a year ago, according to data from Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

Singapore: Sembcorp Marine has acquired 34.5 hectares of land in Singapore for the phase two development of its integrated new yard facility.