Singapore MPA Publishes Updated Port Information

The Singapore Straits are amongst the busiest shipping lanes in the world with hundreds of ships using these waters every day. Additionally, the port of Singapore is one of the busiest ports in the world.

As part of their commitment to ensuring maritime safety in the Singapore Straits and the port of Singapore, the MPA has published ‘Singapore Port Information’ which is updated and released every two years.

The publication is intended to be used in conjunction with the standard charts and publications carried on board vessels and strengthen the passage plans. It includes important information such as:

• A guide to VHF Communication
• Pilotage Guidelines and Procedures, including location of Pilot disembarkation points, to which members should draw their vessels’ attention
• Port Clearances and Reporting
• Port facilities and guides to major port entry
• IMO adopted separation schemes, the routeing system in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
• Characteristics of all the aids to navigation along the Singapore Strait and Singapore Port Waters
• Catalogue of Nautical Charts

This publication will be useful for mariners, shipping communities, port users and other interested users. Further details on the latest edition of the publication ‘Singapore Port Information 2020/2021’ and stockists can be found here.

Free guidance videos

The maritime authorities of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia have come together to produce two guidance videos on safe passage through the Straits, which are free to view on YouTube:

Safe Passage in the Singapore Straits – Westbound https://youtu.be/YvJc8cLzQo4

Safe Passage in the Singapore Straits – Eastbound https://youtu.be/zsxQUzBinLc

The MPA encourages all ships’ bridge teams to view these videos and use the information contained therein as part of the passage plan discussions.

Did you know:

• At any given time, there are about 1,000 vessels in the port of Singapore
• A vessel arrives or leaves Singapore every 2-3 minutes
• More than 130,000 ships call Singapore annually