Singapore has reopened its port operations control centre (POCC) at PSA Vista in Pasir Panjang after a year of upgrading works aimed at enhancing navigation safety and the protection of the marine environment in its port waters and the Singapore Strait. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said the new centre is
Read moreSingapore: Singapore is dispatching its ninth mission to the Somalia area in March to fight piracy. Senior Minister of State for Defence and Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing said: “Much of the shipping that transits our Singapore port passes through the Gulf. Hence, when piracy in the Gulf of
Read moreThe Malacca and Singapore Straits is a strategic gateway in world trade and one of the world’s busiest waterways. On any given day, over 140 ships – such very large oil tankers, container ships, bulk carriers and cruise liners, ply through the Straits; not forgetting the smaller crafts like passenger ferries, tugs and barges
Read moreDeputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean visited USS Freedom, July 12, while the ship was moored at Changi Naval Base. Mr. Teo, a former Republic of Singapore Chief of Navy, visited the U.S. Navy’s first-of-class littoral combat ship as she prepares to participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore next week –
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