Tag: MPA Singapore

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) issued a publication which includes important information for Singapore Port Waters as well as the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.

Amid the crew change crisis within shipping industry due to COVID-19 pandemic, MPA Singapore managed to cross the 100.000 mark for crew change operations carried out in Singapore.

Amid the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, MPA of Singapore tested all harbour craft in an effort to reduce the spread of the virus. Specifically, the authority reported that during a one-time testing operation involving 825 crew members onboard 98 harbour craft, there were no positive results for the virus.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore informs that working VHF channels of Keppel Control and Pasir Panjang Control have been re-designated to VHF 05 and VHF Ch 18, providing additional information concerning VHF reporting methods.

MPA of Singapore issued a circular to inform mariners operating in the vicinity of Senoko Fishery Port that the working period has been extended and the list of craft and working area have been revised.

MPA Singapore and CSA Singapore launched a series of IGs, addressing the cyber challenges and risks within the shipping industry. In this IG, they discuss the impact of ransomware attacks.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA Singapore) issued an update concerning the requirements on crew change for cargo ships in the port of Singapore.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) issued a circular concerning the requirements needed for shore-based personnel that boards vessels at anchorages, shipyards, terminals and marinas in the port of Singapore.

As part of a series of measures since the beginning of this week to control the spread of COVID-19, MPA Singapore announced new holding areas to facilitate crew changes, with effect as of 13 January 2021. 

Singapore remained the world’s top bunkering port with sales amounting to 49.8 million tonnes in 2020, an increase of 5.0% year-on-year, according to Mr. Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Transport.