SINGAPORE is world’s busiest transshipment port

Singapore Port was the world’s busiest transshipment port in 2021. It registered a record high in container traffic of 37.5 million TEU. The port handled 599 MT of cargo, with vessel arrivals reaching 2.81 billion gross tonnage. It remained the world’s leading bunkering power with bunker sales crossing 50 MT for the second time and it commenced regular ship-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations from March 2021. This comprised 49.99 million tons in conventional bunkers sales and 0.05 MT in LNG bunker sales, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) stated.