Freight traffic at the Port of Singapore in January-November 2018, increased by 0.4% compared to the corresponding period of 2017 to 575.44 million tonnes, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore provisional figures show. Handling of oil cargo fell by 5.3% to 201.6 million tonnes, dry bulk cargo – down 8.2% to 15.31 million tonnes million tonnes. Container traffic grew by 9% to 33.47 million TEUs. Singapore is the city-state located on an island in the South-East Asia. In 2017, the port handled 626.17 million tonnes of cargo.
Throughput at the Port of Singapore rose to 575.44 million metric tonnes (mt) 2017, a YoY increase of 0.4%. In comparison, in between January and November, 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.