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) 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.