THE Port of Singapore has been named the 'Best Seaport in Asia' and the 'Best Green Service Provider - Seaport' at the 26th Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA) held in Shanghai.
"These awards are testament to the good support that we have received from the industry and stakeholders to develop the Singapore into a choice port of call. We will continue to invest in infrastructure and introduce initiatives to ensure that the Port of Singapore remains a premier global hub port and a preferred port of call," said Lam Yi Young, chief executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), in a statement.
Singapore won the 'Best Seaport in Asia' category for an unprecedented 24th time, beating off the rival ports of Busan, Dalian, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Klang, Laem Chabang, Manila, Ningbo, Shenzhen, Tanjung Pelepas, Tianjin and Yangshan.
The nominees were judged on a range of criteria, including cost competitiveness, container shipping-friendly fee regime, provision of suitable container shipping-related infrastructure, timely and adequate investment in new infrastructure to meet future demand and the facilitation of ancillary services, including logistics and freight forwarding facilities.
The Port of Singapore also received the 'Best Green Service Provider-Seaport' award for the second time, in recognition of its efforts to promote environmentally-friendly shipping. Other nominees in the category were Brisbane, Hamburg, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Rotterdam, Tacoma and Vancouver.
To promote clean and green shipping in Singapore, the MPA launched the SGD100 million (US$78.26 million) Maritime Singapore Green Initiative in April 2011. The initiative comprises three programmes, namely for Green Ship, Green Port and Green Technology, in a bid to reduce the environmental impact of shipping and related activities.
PORTS
08 June 2012 - 23:09
Port of Singapore wins two awards at the 26th AFSCA in Shanghai
THE Port of Singapore has been named the 'Best Seaport in Asia' and the 'Best Green Service Provider - Seaport' at the 26th Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA) held in Shanghai.
PORTS
08 June 2012 - 23:09
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