The Singapore maritime industry has crossed the one billion gross tons shipping tonnage mark way ahead than usual, judged against previous years.
In terms of timescale, the mark was achieved four months ahead compared to four years ago when the shipping tonnage surpassed the billionth figure in December in 2004. The vessel which had the honour of crossing the one billion mark was APL Australia, a container ship of 50,243 gross tons (GT). It arrived at the port yesterday at 1025hrs. Said Capt M Segar, Group Director (Hub Port), Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, “Over the past few years, vessel arrivals in terms of shipping tonnage have registered double-digit increase. This new high in terms of timescale for the one billion breakthrough signals that 2008 may very well be another record breaking year for the Singapore port. All these achievements are possible because of the efforts put in by our port and maritime community in ensuring that Singapore port continues to add value and provide quality services to the global shipping community.”
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