Rise in boxes handled, bunker sales for 3rd straight month

Singapore

THE Port of Singapore has posted, for the third consecutive month this year, increases in its container throughput and ship-fuel sales.

In March, container throughput came in at 2.69 million TEUs (20-foot-equivalent units), compared to 2.52 million TEUs a year ago, preliminary data from the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) showed. This brought first-quarter container throughput to 7.61 million TEUs, up from 7.39 million TEUs for Q1 2016.