Derryn Wong

Derryn Wong

CORRESPONDENT

BT’s transport correspondent has covered the automotive industry for more than 15 years and now also reports on mobility, aviation and shipping. If it moves people or things, he’s interested and even more interested if it does so faster, better and cleaner.

COE category premiums fall on Wednesday, but some remain close to record-high prices.

Small correction after recent highs, but COE premiums remain elevated 

2026-09-23T11:46:39.000Z
Autobahn Rent A Car office in Mountbatten in 2025. The company and related entities were revealed to be S$300 million in debt last year.

Autobahn Rent A Car charged with keeping two de-registered vehicles 

2026-09-22T11:28:51.000Z
Safran Landing Systems Services Singapore’s new 7,500 sq m facility at 66 Loyang Way is expected to begin full operation in October.

Safran launches US$22 million landing gear MRO facility in Singapore 

2026-09-22T03:16:39.000Z
The Pinglu Canal is regarded as a pivotal development for Guangxi.

China’s Pinglu Canal likely to benefit Singapore, other South-east Asia ports in the long term

2026-09-20T23:00:00.000Z
The Arcfox αT7 electric vehicle debuted in China in August and gained 10,000 orders in its pre-sale launch.

Volt Auto to distribute BAIC and Arcfox China car brands in Singapore

2026-09-17T09:29:11.000Z
Kuala Lumpur International Airport was the fourth most connected airport in the world, and the highest ranked in Apac, says the report from flight data provider OAG.

Istanbul named world’s most connected airport as Apac hubs climb rankings

2026-09-16T14:38:23.000Z
A Metrocon site at Alexandra Vista in Singapore.

Metrocon closes at S$0.235, 17.5% above placement price on SGX Catalist debut 

2026-09-15T13:27:52.000Z
Cargo load for the group was up 2.8% to 533.8 million tonne-km in August; gross cargo capacity was down 0.7% to 933.5 million tonne-km due to aircraft maintenance.

SIA Group passenger traffic up 1.5% in August

2026-09-15T10:19:02.000Z
Vietjet operates a fleet of around 100 aircraft, most of them from French manufacturer Airbus.

Vietjet partners Thales and CFM to bolster expanding Asia-Pacific network

2026-09-15T10:03:00.000Z
Electric heavy vehicles such as the BYD T35 (pictured) made up 30% of heavy vehicle registrations in July.

Heavy EV incentive cut will slow adoption but could ease COE premiums: observers

2026-09-02T08:09:03.000Z