Box and bunker trade stable in Singapore despite pandemic
Asia’s transshipment hub handled almost the same container volume in 2020 as in 2019. Its marine fuel sales jumped 5%, partly supported by the greener fuel requirements of IMO 2020, which drove ships to seek safe havens for bunkering operations
Singapore has stood out as being one of the few trading hubs in Asia that is facilitating crew change operations amid the ongoing pandemic, says SSA president Caroline Yang