Last month, the Port of Singapore handled 51.5 million of tons of goods, with an increase of +2.8% on August 2023 which was limited by the -13.4% reduction in traffic which amounted to 14.2 million tons. In the container sector, 32.3 million tons (+8.0%) with a number of containers unloaded and loaded from the docks amounting to over 3.6 million TEUs (+8.4%). Goods amounted to almost 2.5 million tonnes (+11.0%) and non-oil bulk cargo at 2.5 million tons (+64,0%).

In the first eight months of 2024, the Asian port of call handled a total of 418.6 million tons of cargo, with an increase of +6.6% over the same period last year year. In the container segment, traffic was 249.7 million tons (+7.5%) and was totaled with a container handling of 27.4 million TEUs (+6.4%). The conventional goods were 17.2 million tons (-2.4%). Oil bulk and other bulk cargo increased respectively by +2.7% and +31.3% rising to 131.9 million and 18.9 million tons.