The Port of Singapore again won the “Best Seaport in Asia ” award at the
Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA).

The award was presented to Singapore at the 27th AFSCA, which was held in Beijing on May 9.

The Port of Singapore was recognised for its cost
competitiveness, container shipping-friendly fee regime, provision of
suitable container shipping-related infrastructure, timely and adequate
investment in new infrastructure to meet future demand and the
facilitation of ancillary services, including logistics and freight
forwarding facilities.

Singapore was selected
for the award for the 25th time ahead of strong competition from such
well-known seaports such as Busan of the Republic of Korea; Hong Kong,
Dalian, Kaohsiung, Tianjin, Shanghai and Shenzhen of China; and Manila
of the Philippines.

“We are heartened by
their support and will continue in our commitment to develop Singapore
as a premier global hub port and an international maritime centre,”
said Lam Yi Young, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of
Singapore.

Container throughput crossed the
30 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units milestone for the first time and
vessel arrival tonnage reached a record high of 2.25 billion gross
tonnes in 2012.

Singapore also remained the world’s top bunkering port, registering bunker sales volumes of 42.7 million tonnes.-VNA