Over 60 delegates from the International Chemical and Oil Pollution Conference and Exhibition (ICOPCE) 2011 observed an action-packed chemical spill exercise today. The exercise demonstrated Singapore’s readiness to respond to a major chemical spill in its waters. Read More…
Singapore won the ‘Best Seaport in Asia’ award for the 23rd time at the 25th Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA). The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received the prestigious award this evening on behalf of the Port of Singapore. Read More…
Singapore played host to senior maritime official from China Capt Chen Aiping, Executive Director-General of Maritime Safety Administration of the People’s Republic of China (China MSA). Capt Chen arrived in Singapore yesterday for a two-day visit under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s Distinguished Visitors Programme (DVP). Read More…
At about 1125hrs on 7 June 2011 (Singapore time), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) was informed that a Belize-registered passenger ferry, FB Falcon Princess, had an engine problem and beached north of Pulau Tekong about 1.8 km west-southwest of Tanjung Belungkor Ferry Terminal, Johor. The incident occurred within the Singapore port limit. Read More…
17 senior maritime representatives from 11 countries across Asia, Africa and the Caribbean embarked on the inaugural Maritime Public Leaders Programme (MPLP) today at the Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) Maritime Studies and Infrastructure Systems Divisions, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Read More…
Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lui Tuck Yew, officially commissioned the new Port Operations Control Centre – Changi (POCC-Changi) this morning. Equipped with a state-of-the-art Vessel Traffic Information System (VTIS), POCC-Changi plays a crucial role in ensuring navigational safety and protection of the marine environment in Singapore’s port waters and the Singapore Strait. Read More…
Singapore played host to Mr Andreas Nordseth, Director-General of the Danish Maritime Authority under the Distinguished Visitors Programme (DVP) from 11 to 12 August 2011. Read More…
At 1640hrs (Singapore time) on 29 August 2011, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a distress call of a person overboard from a Singapore-registered bunker tanker MT Lefkas. Read More…
More than 400 personnel from nine agencies will participate in this year’s Ferry Rescue Exercise (FEREX), which is organised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), on 7 September between 0900 hrs and 1200 hrs. The annual exercise aims to test the readiness of parties to the Ferry Mishap Contingency Mishap Plan in the event of a ferry mishap. Read More…