SINGAPORE, March 20 (Bernama) -- Singapore retains its position as the world's busiest port in 2011 despite the past few years being challenging ones for shipping, says its Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law, K. Shanmugam.
"Vessel arrival tonnage was a record 2.12 billion gross tonnes in 2011 (up 10.5 percent from 2010). Total bunker sales in 2011 rose by 5.6 per cent to 43.15 million tonnes, while container throughput for 2011 grew by 5.3 per cent to 29.94 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units)," he said in his address at the 2nd Annual Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) Conference here today. Full story
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