Throughput at the Port of Singapore rose to 575.44 million metric tonnes (mt) between January and November, a YoY increase of 0.4%. The port is expected to handle more than 1.35 billion mt in cargo by 2030, up from 936 mt last year. Provisional numbers recorded by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore also showed handling of container traffic was up 9% to 33.47 million TEU, while oil cargo was down 5.3% to 201.6 million mt and dry bulk consignments fell 8.2% to 15.31 million mt.
Throughput at the Port of Singapore rose to 575.44 million metric tonnes (mt) between January and November, a YoY increase of 0.4%. In comparison, in 2017, the port processed 626.17 million mt of cargo in total. Provisional numbers recorded by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore also showed handling of container traffic was up 9% to 33.47 million TEU, while oil cargo was down 5.3% to 201.6 million mt and dry bulk consignments fell 8.2% to 15.31 million mt.