Last month cargo traffic in the port of Singapore recorded a slight increment of +1.9% being piled to 48.2 million tonnes of goods compared to 48.3 million in May 2022. The containerized goods have marked a rise of +4.3% amounting to 29.9 million tons with a movement of container pairs to 3,4 million teu (+9.2%). The goods conventional with 2,1 million tons (+1.9%) so such as non-oil bulk cargoes with 1.9 million tons (+1.3%), while oil traffic fell by -3.8% to 14.2 million tons.

In the first five months of 2023 the Asian port of call has handled a total of 241.6 million tons of cargoes, with a progression of +0.5% on the corresponding period of last year. Goods in containers were 142.4 million tons (-2.0%), volume that was realized with a handling of containers pairs to 15,7 million teu (+2.9%). In the conventional goods sector, traffic has been 11,2 million tons (+15.4%). Oil bulk has totaled 75,8 million tons (- 1.8%) and those of other type 9,2 million tons (+13.0%).