Maritime Singapore has plenty to offer

THERE was some really good news last week. Singapore has once again clinched the top position in Menon's Leading Maritime Capitals of the World Report. This is the third time the Menon Report has put Singapore at the top. It was also ranked first in 2015 and 2012. Appropriately, the latest Menon Report, developed by Norwegian consultancy firm Menon Economics, was launched at the Singapore Maritime Week 2017.

The prestigious and widely accepted study of the world's leading maritime capitals examines 24 objective indicators and gathers survey responses from more than 250 industry experts worldwide. Singapore was ranked number one in the following three categories: shipping, ports and logistics, and attractiveness and competitiveness. The maritime nation also scored impressive results in the remaining two ca…