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23-08-2010The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Republic of Korea's Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs
06-08-2010Extension of port dues concession for ocean-going ships and harbour craft
03-08-201041 young scholars embark on their maritime journeys
29-06-2010Singapore welcomes visit by Senior Maritime Official from Jamaica
28-06-2010Hijack of Singapore-registered vessel "M.T. Golden Blessing" in the Gulf of Aden
11-06-2010Singapore port bags two awards at the 24th Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards
04-06-2010Collision between MT Bunga Kelana 3 and MV Waily in the Singapore Strait - Update 12
03-06-2010MPA and DNV's Cleantech Centre Sign MOU on maritime environment and clean energy technologies
03-06-2010Collision between MT Bunga Kelana 3 and MV Waily in the Singapore Strait - Update 11
02-06-2010Collision between MT Bunga Kelana 3 and MV Waily in the Singapore Strait - Update 10
02-06-2010Extension of port dues concession for container ships
01-06-2010Collision between MT Bunga Kelana 3 and MV Waily in the Singapore Strait - Update 9
31-05-2010Collision between MT Bunga Kelana 3 and MV Waily in the Singapore Strait - Update 8
30-05-2010Collision between MT Bunga Kelana 3 and MV Waily in the Singapore Strait - Update 7
29-05-2010Collision between MT Bunga Kelana 3 and MV Waily in the Singapore Strait - Update 6
28-05-2010Collision between MT Bunga Kelana 3 and MV Waily in the Singapore Strait - Update 5
27-05-201031st meeting of The Straits of Malacca and Singapore Revolving Fund Committee, 27 May 2010
27-05-2010Collision between MT Bunga Kelana 3 and MV Waily in the Singapore Strait - Update 4
26-05-2010Collision between MT Bunga Kelana 3 and MV Waily in the Singapore Strait - Update 3
26-05-2010Collision between MT Bunga Kelana 3 and MV Waily in the Singapore Strait - Update 2
25-05-2010Collision between MT Bunga Kelana 3 and MV Waily in the Singapore Strait - Update 1
25-05-2010Collision between MT Bunga Kelana 3 and MV Waily in the Singapore Strait
25-04-2010Singapore's Transport Minister launches Singapore Maritime Week 2010
21-04-2010Maritime Singapore gears up for a week-long buzz of activities
30-03-2010Race through maritime Singapore to learn, experience and win!
22-03-2010Japanese maritime senior official visits Singapore
11-03-2010Port dues concession extended
09-03-2010Visit by Republic of Korea Director-General for maritime safety policy reinforces bilateral maritime ties between Singapore and Republic of Korea
05-03-2010Maritime Singapore helps IMO member states prepare for audit
18-02-2010MPA and NTU launch new maritime clean energy research programme
05-02-2010Search and rescue operation: Man overboard
12-01-2010"Ocean Lark" search and rescue operation-Update 7
11-01-2010"Ocean Lark" Search and Rescue Operation-Update 6
10-01-2010"Ocean Lark" Search and Rescue Operation-Update 5
09-01-2010"Ocean Lark" Search and Rescue Operation-Update 4
08-01-2010"Ocean Lark" Search and Rescue Operation-Update 3
07-01-2010"Ocean Lark" Search and Rescue Operation-Update 2
07-01-2010Singapore's 2009 Maritime Performance
06-01-2010Search and rescue operation-Update
06-01-2010Search and Rescue Operation
02-01-2010Boarding of Singapore-Registered Vessel by suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden
31-12-2009Singapore commits to eco-friendly shipping
09-12-2009MPA cancels Bunkering Licences of Faber Marine Pte Ltd
01-12-2009Collision between two wooden craft off Buran Channel
30-11-2009Singapore re-elected into the Council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for a ninth term
22-11-2009Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Raymond Lim leads Singapore delegation to the 26th session of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) assembly in London 23 - 27 November 2009 Minister Lim will also meet with UK Transport Agencies
28-10-2009SoMS Study: Preliminary findings show capacity to handle traffic growth in the Singapore Strait
26-10-2009MPA and APL's Ship Management Unit ink MOU
19-10-2009International E-navigation Conference Held in Maritime Singapore Addresses IMO 2012 Carriage Requirements
16-10-2009Singapore-Registered Vessel Boarded by Unidentified Men in the Indian Ocean
14-10-2009IMO fund raises Straits co-operation to a new high
08-10-2009Positive results at steersman job fairs organised by NTUC's e2i and MPA
24-09-2009MPA provides S$2 Million Co-funding for Singapore-developed emission reduction system
24-09-2009Paying tribute to seafarers' contributions on World Maritime Day
07-09-2009200 trainee steersman positions available in the harbour craft industry for Singaporeans
03-08-200940 MPA and MaritimeONE scholars announced
16-06-2009New Financial Assistance Scheme For Bunker Surveying Companies
08-06-2009Further cooperation in Maritime R&D in 4th MoU between Singapore and Norway
28-04-2009Update On Influenza A (H1N1)
28-04-2009Singapore To Be A Global Maritime Knowledge Hub By 2025
24-04-2009Chemical Pollution Conference Participants Take Part In Actual Chemical Spill Exercise
22-04-2009Singapore Company's Ground-Breaking Container Tracking Solution Raises Visibility And Security
22-04-200923rd Asian Freight And Supply Chain Awards: Singapore Remains Port Of Choice In Asia
21-04-2009The 5th Singapore International Maritime Awards: MPA Salutes Its Partners In Growth
20-04-2009High-Level Visit Strengthens Sino-Singaporean Maritime Relations
16-04-2009Opportunities Amid the Storm: A Timely Focus for Singapore Maritime Week 2009
30-03-2009Appointment of new Chief Executive at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
26-03-2009Regional Maritime and Port Leaders focus on Positioning for Economic Recovery
12-02-2009New Port Dues Concessions for Ocean-Going Vessels and Harbour Craft
30-01-2009Appointment of Board Members for Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
08-01-2009A Good 2008 For Maritime Singapore Despite Year-End Downturn
30-12-2008MPA Delays Increasing Port Dues To Benefit More Than 100 Bunker Tankers
17-10-2008Oil Spill Exercise Introduces Dispersant Spraying Aircraft
15-10-2008New National Standard to Enhance Bunkering Practices
10-10-2008Singapore Maritime Week 2008 Kicks Off With the Inaugural Singapore Nautical Run
06-10-2008MPA Invites Nominations for Singapore International Maritime Awards 2009
19-09-2008Maritime Companies to Benefit from MOU Between MPA And A*STAR's Institute Of High Performance Computing
29-08-2008Singapore Confers Highest National honor on Maritime Luminary Tan Sri Frank Tsao Wen-King
22-08-2008MPA Suspends license of Errant Bunker Supplier
15-08-2008Singapore Crosses One Billion Shipping Tonnage Mark Early
29-07-2008MPA Awards Five Pilots For High Safety and Service Standards
18-07-2008Singaporean and Indonesian Maritime Heads Expand Training Cooperation To Enhance Navigation Safety
18-07-2008Government Agencies Show Further Improvements in Pro-Enterprise Efforts
17-07-2008Government and Industry Together In Maritime Manpower Development
03-06-2008Port Of Singapore Wins Accolade For Customer Satisfaction
21-05-2008Exercise Northstar VI
14-05-2008MPA Receives Top Honors at Inaugural Sea trade Asia Awards
14-05-2008The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and NewEarth Garner Regional Award for Environment Protection
12-05-2008MPA Offers Financial Assistance for Bunker Suppliers to Attain Ss 524 Certification
28-04-2008MPA and Singtel Collaborate To Promote Maritime Research and Innovation
22-04-2008Singapore Is Best Seaport in Asia for the Twentieth Time
28-03-2008MPA Extends Waiver of Port Dues for New Double-Hulled Bunker Tankers
13-03-2008Launch of First Dedicated Career Portal for the Maritime Sector
06-03-2008First in the World: Wireless Mobile Wimax Access In Singapore Seaport Now a Reality
06-03-2008New Enhancements in Measures to Promote the Maritime Cluster in Singapore
22-01-2008MPA and Marine Department Malaysia Strengthen Ties through Visit by Malaysian Director General of Marine
10-01-2008Singapore Maritime Sector Achieves New Highs In 2007
26-09-2007Singapore's Seaport to Be World's First Wi-Max-Ready By 2008
25-09-2007MPA Presents Two New Awards at 4th Singapore International Maritime Awards 2007
24-09-2007MPA and Itopf Establishes Pioneering Agreement to Expedite Oil Spill Compensation Claims
21-09-2007Launch of Maritime Week 2007
06-09-2007Co-Operative Mechanism for Straits of Malacca and Singapore Receives Strong International Support
04-09-2007New Historic Milestone in International Co-Operation for Straits of Malacca and Singapore
24-08-2007Singapore Conducts Major Multi-Agency Maritime Security Exercise
13-08-2007Singapore Coordinates Search and Rescue Effort For Distressed
01-08-2007$3.5 Million Worth of Scholarships for Maritime Studies
12-06-2007Indonesia and Singapore Collaborate To Further Enhance Safety of Ferry Services
25-04-2007Singapore Once Again Recognised As the Best Seaport In Asia By Industry Players
24-04-2007Singapore International Maritime Awards 2007 Introduces Two New Award Categories
04-04-2007Maritime Youth Day @ Sea Asia Draws 1,000 Youths
22-03-2007Joint Release between Mpa, Nus, A*Star And Edb - New Nus Research Programme To Spur R&D In Maritime Sector
11-01-2007Collision between Two Bunker Tankers in Southern Fairway
10-01-2007Singapore Maritime Industry Enjoys Good Performance In 2006
27-11-2006MPA to Host World Maritime University Post-Graduate Students from 13 Countries
15-11-2006Maritime Manpower Development Gets A Boost With Three New Tertiary Level Programmes
13-10-2006Marina South Pier Gears Up For Its First Kusu Pilgrimage Season
29-09-2006Joint Oil Spill Exercise to Test Response Strategy
27-09-2006Mpa and Spring Launch New National Standard for Bunkering - World's First Standard to Enhance Management of Bunker Supply Chain
26-09-2006New Awards Presented At Singapore International Maritime Awards 2006
25-09-2006Inaugural Maritime Week in Singapore Kicks Off On 25 September
22-08-2006Inaugural Maritime Week in Singapore to Showcase Diverse Range Of Events
14-08-2006MARITIME SECTOR INVESTS S$2.38 MILLION TO BOOST MARITIME MANPOWER
07-07-2006MPA Marks Inaugural World Hydrograph Day with Advanced Initiatives to Be Developed Jointly With the Ukho
30-06-2006Official Launch of Singapores New Waterfront Gateway-Marina South Pier
28-06-2006MPA Releases Details of the Maritime Finance Incentive Scheme
25-05-2006Smes Give Thumbs Up To Merit in Getting Connected With It
23-05-2006FIVE MARINE PILOTS RECEIVE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
27-04-2006Singapore Voted - Best Seaport in Asia
26-04-2006Singapore Takes Over Management Of Revolving Fund For Malacca And Singapore Straits
13-04-2006Introduction of New Award Categories at the Mpa International Maritime Awards 2006
30-03-2006Singapore to Accede To the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 (Bunker Convention)
27-03-2006Relocation of Ferry and Launch Services from Clifford Pier to Marina South Pier
21-03-2006Mpa and the Research Council of Norway Extend Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) On Maritime Research and Development
14-02-2006Visit by Indonesian Director-General for Sea Transportation Reinforces Strong Bilateral Maritime Ties between Singapore and Indonesia
05-02-2006Fire Onboard Harbor Craft Fairwind At Marina Bay
01-02-2006Appointment of New MPA Board Members
12-01-2006Record Breaking Year for the Singapore Port and Maritime Sector
16-12-2005Lloyds Register, Mpa and Nus Collaborate To Establish S$9 Million Professorships to Push Maritime R&D
18-10-2005Digital Navigation.....From Singapore to the Uk - Its Official!
27-09-2005Twenty-Seven Companies Honored At the MPA International Maritime Awards
26-09-2005International Chemical and Oil Pollution Conference and Exhibition (Icopce) 2005 to Focus on Opportunities and Challenges in the Oil, Chemical and Gas Industries
23-09-2005Singapore and Indonesia Strengthen Bilateral Relations by Extending Mou on Co-Operation in Maritime Education and Training for Government Officers
15-09-2005World Shipping Council Chief in Singapore to Share Insights on Maritime Security
12-09-2005New MPA Initiatives for Added Convenience to the Pleasure Craft Community
28-07-2005Mpa and Ntu Strengthen Collaborations in Maritime R&D
27-07-2005MARITIME SECTOR AWARDS FIRST SAIL SCHOLARSHIPS
01-07-2005Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore to Implement Transponder System for Small Harbor Craft to Further Enhance Maritime Security
05-06-2005Collision between Container Ship and Bulk Carrier off Horsburgh Lighthouse - Update
04-06-2005Collision between Container Ship and Bulk Carrier off Horsburgh Lighthouse
03-06-200575 Bunker Suppliers Achieve Accreditation
31-05-2005Allies to Help Shipping Lines Enhance Competitiveness of Alliance Operations in Singapore
26-05-2005Collision between Tanker and Bulk Carrier
23-05-2005Pleasure Craft Accident off Pulau Tekong
05-05-2005Singapore Completes Accession to All Marpol Annexes
29-04-2005Singapore and Germany Sign Mou on Cooperation in Maritime Transport
27-04-2005Singapore Receives International Maritime Community's "Best Seaport in Asia" Vote
03-03-2005MPA to Introduce Incentives for New Double-Hulled Bunker Tankers Operating In the Singapore Port
01-03-2005Maritime Enterprise It Development (Merit) Programme Draws Good Response
31-01-2005Strong Port and Maritime Performance Recorded In 2004
26-01-2005Post Tsunami - Navigational Safety in the Malacca and Singapore Straits
25-01-2005Singapore to Accede To the International Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (Llmc), 1976
06-01-2005Grounding of Barge off Horsburgh Lighthouse
03-01-2005MPA Introduces Licensing Scheme for Regional Ferry Operators
30-12-2004Changi Point Ferry Terminal to Be Operational From 5 January 2005
21-12-2004Singapore Celebrates Its First Billionth Shipping Tonnage Mark
07-11-2004Grounding Of Container Ship - Mv Milena
04-11-2004MPA and Nus Establish Framework for Joint Maritime Research Initiatives
10-10-2004Indonesian Wooden Craft on Fire
08-10-2004Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) On Maritime Co-Operation
06-10-2004Collision between Bulk Carrier and Container Ship
30-09-2004Ships in Port Receive Goodies on World Maritime Day
23-09-2004MPA to Implement New Bunkering Measures - Proactive Efforts Made To Keep the Singapore Bunkering Industry Well Prepared For the Latest International Standards
22-09-200425 Companies Receive the MPA International Maritime Awards
20-09-2004The 13th Singapore International Bunkering Conference (Sibcon) 2004 to Discuss Future Bunkering Trends and Challenges
16-09-2004Collision between Container Ship and Oil Tanker off Horsburgh Lighthouse
16-09-2004Singapore Spares No Efforts to Stem Malpractices in the Bunkering Industry
05-08-2004MPA and Ntu Launch First Local Maritime Degree Programmes
04-08-2004Singapore to Further Enhance Maritime Security beyond the Isps Code
04-08-2004Smooth Operations Experienced At Port Of Singapore on 1st July 2004
25-06-2004Indonesian Wooden Craft on Fire
18-06-2004Thiss Technologies Is the First Company to Receive Funding From the Mpa Mint Fund for Its Innovative Satellite Communications Tracking System
31-05-2004Singapore Is First Country to Participate In Us International Port Security (Ips) Programme
25-05-2004First Joint Maritime Security Exercise by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Psa Singapore Terminals and Neptune Orient Lines
23-05-2004Collision between Tanker and Car Carrier
20-05-2004Inaugural Visit by New Secretary-General of International Maritime Organization under Mpa's Distinguished Visitors Programme
19-05-2004Mpa Wins Prestigious International Maritime Award for Enhancing Safety At Sea
12-05-2004Singapore Voted As "Best Seaport in Asia" For the 16th Time
29-04-2004Lower Port Dues for Isps Code-Compliant Ships
23-04-2004Mpa Appoints New Advisory Panel to Further Drive Singapore's Development as a Centre of Excellence for Maritime R&D
30-03-2004Sinking of Vessel off Sentosa
22-03-2004Mpa and Shell to Conduct Joint Oil Spill Exercise 2004 (Jose 2004)
22-03-2004Measures in Place to Ensure That Singapore Remains a Safe, Secure and Clean Port Of Call
17-03-2004International Experts to Gather in Singapore to Discuss New Challenges in Dealing with Chemical and Oil Spills
29-02-2004Bow Mariner Incident - Search and Rescue Operation for Crew Members in Progress
24-02-2004New Bunkering Anchorages at the Western Sector of the Singapore Port
23-02-2004Mpa Extends the Use of Its Maritime Cluster Fund (Mcf) To More Sectors in the Maritime Industry
13-02-2004MPA Hosts Seminar to Promote the Use of Information Technology for Maritime Small-Medium Enterprises
11-02-2004Singapore Port Gears Up To Meet Security Deadline
03-02-2004Singapore Accedes To the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (Rome Convention)
29-01-2004Singapore Port Performance 2003
18-12-2003Visit By Director-General of German Shipping and Aviation Strengthens Maritime Bilateral Ties between Singapore and Germany
15-12-2003Us Professor Visits Singapore as the First Mpa Visiting Professor in Maritime Law
16-10-2003Singapore Accedes To the Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-Operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances, 2000 (Oprc-Hns Protocol)
07-10-2003Mpa Organizes 2nd Maritime Security Seminar To Update Maritime Community On Implementation Of Maritime Security Measures.
07-10-2003MPA to Set Aside S$20 Million to Upgrade It Capabilities of Maritime Smes
01-10-2003MPA and Ukho to Co-Organize Second International Ecdis Conference to Promote Use of Ecdis Navigation Technology
22-09-2003Collision between Bulk Carrier Mv Sea Liberty and Container Vessel Mv Arabian Express Off Kusu Island
10-09-2003Establishment of the Maritime Technology Cluster Development Roadmap to Spearhead the Development of Singapore as a Centre of Excellence for Maritime R&D
02-09-2003More Than 80 Maritime Experts Invited To Share on the Challenges of Port and Maritime R&D and Technology in the Next Decade
02-09-2003Mpa to Conduct Annual Ferry Rescue Exercise at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal
14-07-2003Mpa to Provide Financial Assistance to Bunker Suppliers
14-07-2003Grounding Of Container Ship - Update
12-06-2003Grounding of Container Ship
05-06-2003MPA Contributes S$16 Million for the Establishment of Maritime-Related Professorships in the Local Universities
29-05-2003MPA to Exempt Licensing For Canoes and Kayaks
05-05-2003Mpa Briefs Shipping Community on the Implementation of Maritime Security Measures
29-04-2003Singapore Introduces 100% Temperature Checks for All Passengers Departing and Arriving By Sea
17-04-2003MPA to Provide 50% Port Dues Concession to Cruise Vessels, Regional Ferries and Passenger-Carrying Harbor Craft
17-04-2003Additional Precautions Taken For Superstar Virgo
04-04-2003Findings of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)'S Inquiry into the Collision between Anl Indonesia and Rss Courageous
20-03-2003Singapore Is Once Again 'Best Seaport in Asia'
05-03-2003Director General of Lebanese Land and Maritime Transport Visits Singapore for the First Time
30-01-2003Review of 2002 Singapore Port Performance
21-01-2003Maritime Security Should Be Beefed Up At the Multilateral, National and Individual Levels - Mr Yeo Cheow Tong, Minister for Transport, Singapore
20-01-2003Us Coast Guard Chief Visits Singapore
13-01-2003Leading International Experts to Speak On the Changing Landscape and New Challenges in Maritime Security
09-01-2003Opening Of the Maritime Fire Base at West Coast Pier and the Commissioning Two Fire-Fighting Craft
08-01-2003Release of Anl Indonesia
20-12-2002Fire Onboard a Small Wooden Bunker Tanker Extinguished
06-12-2002Marine Incident off Horsburgh Lighthouse- Update as at 6 Dec
05-12-2002Marine Incident off Horsburgh Lighthouse -Update
05-12-2002Marine Incident off Horsburgh Lighthouse
18-10-2002Singapore Hosts the 28th Asean Ports Association (APA) Annual Meeting for the Second Time
26-09-2002MPA Introduces New Initiatives to Enhance Singapore's Bunkering Services
25-09-2002Mpa to Conduct Joint Oil Spill Exercise with Exxonmobil and Tanker Mooring Services
23-09-2002The 12th Singapore International Bunkering Conference (Sibcon) 2002 to Focus on Customer Satisfaction and Quality Bunkering
11-09-2002MPA Suspends Licenses of Grandeur Trading and Services Pte Ltd
03-09-2002Head of the Egyptian Maritime Transport Sector to Visit Singapore MPAs Distinguished Visitors Programme (Dvp)
26-08-2002MPA Hosts Imo Sub-Regional Seminar/Workshop On Maritime And Port Security For East Asian Countries
31-07-2002MPA Signs Instruments with Nine Classification Societies
22-07-2002Singapore Hosts Regional Maritime Conference to Promote Maritime Labour Standards
13-07-2002Fire Onboard Small Tanker - Update
12-07-2002Fire Onboard a Small Tanker under Control
10-07-2002Mou on Maritime Co-Operation between Singapore and the Netherlands Established
09-07-2002Marine Incident off South-Eastern Singapore
02-07-2002MPA Launches Integrated Simulation Centre (Isc) Of Singapore-It Is One of the MPAs Latest Initiatives to Meet Manpower Needs of the Port and Maritime Industries
18-06-2002Robbery/Abduction From Singapore Registered Tugboat 'Sm 88' In Philippine Waters Off The Coast Of Jolo Island On 17 Jun 02
15-06-2002Freighter and Bunker Tanker Collide Off the South-Eastern Waters of Singapore-MPA Completes Oil Spill Clean-Up Operation
14-06-2002Freighter and Bunker Tanker Collide Off the South-Eastern Waters of Singapore-Clean-Up of Oil Pollution in Progress, 4th Update
13-06-2002Freighter and Bunker Tanker Collide Off the South-Eastern Waters of Singapore-Clean-Up of Oil Pollution in Progress, 2nd Update
13-06-2002Freighter and Bunker Tanker Collide Off the South-Eastern Waters of Singapore-Clean-Up of Oil Pollution in Progress, 3rd Update
12-06-2002Freighter and Bunker Tanker Collide Off the South - Eastern Waters of Singapore
12-06-2002Freighter and Bunker Tanker Collide Off the South-Eastern Waters of Singapore-Clean-Up of Oil Pollution in Progress
28-05-2002Visit by Undersecretary for Maritime Affairs Underscores Strong Maritime Relations between Turkey and Singapore
28-05-2002Mpa Suspends Licenses of Coastal Bunkering Services Pte Ltd
23-05-2002All Affected Singapore-Registered Ships Are Expected To Comply With Phase Ii of the Ism Code by 1 July 2002 Deadline
13-05-2002Mpa to Set Up an $80 Million Maritime Cluster Fund (Mcf)
07-05-2002Information on Vessel Arrivals and Departures Now Available To the Maritime Industry via Mobile Phones or Memo Pagers
07-05-2002Marine Incident at Shell Bukom Berth No. 8
11-04-2002MPA Suspends Licenses Of Tyson Marine Pte Ltd
08-04-2002Marine Incident off Pulau Tekong
07-04-2002Marine Incident off Pulau Tekong
22-03-2002Professionalism, High-Level Of Technical Expertise And Excellent Customer Service Are The Hallmarks Of Five Marine Pilots Awarded With The Pilot age Incentive Award 2002
20-03-2002Mpa Completes Its Investigation into the Bunker Fuel Contamination in the Singapore Port
14-03-2002Singapore Wins 'Best Seaport in Asia' Award For the 14th Time
07-03-2002Fourteen-Member Advisory Panel Formed to MAP out New Maritime R&D Plan for Singapore
04-03-2002MPA and Nus Jointly Establish Programme for Graduate Diploma in Maritime and Port Management
14-02-2002MPA Cancels Meridian's Bunker Supplier's License and Bunker Craft Operator License
25-01-2002Review of 2001 Singapore Port Performance
24-01-2002MPA Suspends License Of Navi Marine Services Pte Ltd
16-01-2002Director of French Directorate of Maritime Affairs and Seamen Will Be First Dignitary to Visit Singapore under MPA's Distinguished Visitors Programme For 2002
06-01-2002Vietnamese Cargo Vessel Capsized At Jurong Port
05-01-2002Clean-Up Operation for Minor Chemical Spill Completed
04-01-2002The MPA Views Reports of Alleged Contaminated Bunkers Supplied In Singapore Seriously
27-12-2001Sailing Boats Capsized Off Changi
18-12-2001MPA's Charity Project Brings Joy to 350 Needy Homes This Festive Season
07-12-2001Smoke Emitting From Engine of Passenger Ferry 'Kingfisher'
01-12-2001Director-General, Maritime and Port Authority Of Singapore, Is Elected Chairman Of The International Maritime Organization (Imo) Council
24-11-2001Singapore Is Re-Elected To The Council Of The International Maritime Organization For A Fifth Term
29-10-2001MPA to Set up Maritime R&D Advisory Panel
25-10-2001Jointly Issued By the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, the National University of Singapore, the Nanyang Technological University and the Singapore Maritime Academy
22-10-2001Indonesian Craft Sank At Pasir Panjang Lighter Wharf
24-09-2001Leading Maritime Experts to Gather For the 1st International Chemical cum Oil Pollution Conference in Singapore
24-09-2001Cargo Vessel Caught in Typhoon off Kaoshiung, Taiwan
29-08-2001Integrated Simulation Centre Will Be First Of Its Kind In Singapore And The Region
23-08-2001Mt Orchid Incident
06-08-2001Collision between Bulk Carrier Mv Eastwind and Liquefied Natural Gas (Lng) Tanker Mv Methane Polar
31-07-2001New Online Bunkering Service in the Singapore Maritime Portal
26-07-2001MPA Extends 20% Port Dues Concession For Container Vessels Into June 2002 And Re-Introduces Rebate For Harbor Craft
04-07-2001Custody Transfer Sampling To Become New Standard Procedure for Bunkering in the Port Of Singapore from January 2002
04-07-2001MPA to Award Six Scholarships For 2001
20-06-2001Heng San Incident - No Injuries among the Rescued Crew Members
18-06-2001Salvage Operations for Belize-Registered Samta 3 Completed
16-06-2001Fire Onboard Wooden Tanker (Update)
15-06-2001Rescued Crew Members of Heng San to Be Brought To Port Of Fujairah
13-06-2001Search and Rescue Operation for Crew Members of Vessel Heng San In Progress
06-06-2001Bulk Carrier Runs Aground Off Johor Shoal - 3rd Update
05-06-2001MPA Named Finalist For The 2001 Computerworld Honors 21st Century Achievement Award For Its Maritime E-Commerce System, Marinet
28-05-2001Visit By Top Us Maritime Administrator Underscores Strong Maritime Ties between the United States of America (Us) and Singapore
28-05-2001Bulk Carrier Runs Aground Off Johor Shoal - 2nd Update
27-05-2001Bulk Carrier Runs Aground Off Johor Shoal - 1st Update
26-05-2001Bulk Carrier Runs Aground Off Johor Shoal
25-04-2001Commandant of Argentine Coast Guard to Visit Singapore for the First Time Under The Mpa Distinguished Visitors Programme (Dvp)
18-04-2001Collision between Container Vessel 'Johan 2' and a Barge at the East Johor Strait
20-03-2001New Bilateral Arrangement between the Uk Hydrographic Office And MPA Singapore Underscores Strong Co-Operation In Hydrographic Work
16-03-2001Singapore Picks Up Best Seaport in Asia Award For 2001
14-03-2001Top Imo Officials Here In Singapore to Promote Co-Operative Efforts among Governments to Deal with Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Region
28-02-2001MPA and Ntu Join Hands to Set up Maritime Research Centre
27-02-2001The Singapore Registry of Ships (Srs) Revises Registration Fees and Annual Tonnage Tax (Att)
22-02-2001First Mou on Co-Operation in the Field Of Education and Training for Seafarers Established Between Singapore and Indonesia
01-02-2001Shipping Tonnage Handled By the Singapore Port Crosses 900 Million Gross Tons
10-01-2001Fire Onboard Wooden Coaster Brought Under Control
29-12-2000A Carehut for the New Year
28-12-2000MPA Extends 20% Port Dues Concession for Container Vessels Into 2001
27-12-2000World War Ii Bomb Found In Singapore's Port Waters Detonated
23-12-2000World War Ii Bomb Found In Singapore's Port Waters to Be Detonated On 26 Dec 2000
02-11-2000Highlights of the MPA's 1999 Annual Report
17-10-2000Shipowner required to Rectify Defects Found on Neptune Dorado within Three Weeks
15-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (24th Update)
14-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (23rd Update)
14-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (22nd Update)
13-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (21st Update)
13-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (20th Update)
12-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (19th Update)
12-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (18th Update)
11-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (17th Update)
11-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (16th Update)
10-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (14th Update)
10-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (15th Update)
09-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (12th Update)
09-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (13th Update)
08-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (10th Update)
08-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (11th Update)
07-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (9th Update)
07-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (8th Update)
06-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (7th Update)
06-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (6th Update)
05-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (5th Update)
05-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (4th Update)
04-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (3rd Update)
04-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (2nd Update)
03-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon (Update)
03-10-2000Oil Tanker Runs Aground Off Batu Berhanti Beacon
28-09-2000Mpa To Introduce Two New Initiatives To Increase Singapore's Profile As A World Leader In Bunker Quality
26-09-2000Leading Maritime and Marine Fuel Experts to Speak On Bunkering Challenges in the New Millennium
13-09-2000Director-General Of Shipping, Directorate General Of Shipping, Ministry Of Surface Transport, India, Visits Singapore Under The Maritime And Port Authority Of Singapore's (Mpa) Distinguished Visitors Programme (Dvp)
31-08-2000MPA and Ntu in Joint Effort to Develop High Capacity Terminal Simulation System to Handle Mega-Container Vessels
23-08-20004th MPA International Advisory Group (Iag) Meeting
21-08-2000Fourth Meeting of the MPA's International Advisory Group
17-08-2000Director-General, National Maritime Authority, Nigeria, Visits Singapore under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore's (Mpa) Distinguished Visitors Programme (Dvp)
12-08-2000Singapore Accedes To the 1997 Protocol (Annex Vi) Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships, 1973, As Modified By The Protocol Of 1978 (Marpol 73/78)
04-08-2000Marine Incident off Pulau Ubin - Update
04-08-2000Marine Incident off Pulau Ubin
26-07-2000Renewal of Mou on R&D between MPA and Ntu
12-07-2000MPA and Nus Extend Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) On Research and Development
06-07-2000MPA Launches Singapore Maritime Portal for the Global Maritime Industry
15-06-2000Extension of Singapore and the International Maritime Organization Memorandum Of Understanding On Third Country Training Programme
03-06-2000Launch of a New Hydrographic Vessel Mata Ikan to Enhance Quality of Hydrographic Work Carried Out In Singapore
27-05-2000Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and Singapore Polytechnic: Transfer of Maritime Training Functions and Collaboration in Research, Development & Training
23-05-2000MPA's Chemical Spill Exercise Code Named "Chemspill 2000" Conducted Successfully
20-05-2000MPA to Conduct a Chemical Spill Exercise
16-05-2000New Internet-Based Maritime Portal to Be Developed For the Global Maritime Industry
11-05-2000Clean-Up Operation of the Oil Leak at Sultan Shoal Petroleum Anchorage Completed
10-05-2000Oil Leak by Tanker at Sultan Shoal Petroleum Anchorage
09-05-2000Work And Close Co-Operation Of The Tripartite Technical Experts Group (Tteg) Have Contributed Significantly To The Safety Of Navigation In The Straits Of Malacca And Singapore - MPA Hosts 25th Anniversary Celebration Of The Tteg
04-05-2000Maritime Training Functions to Come Under the Singapore Polytechnic
25-04-2000Mpa Organizes Briefing For The Shipping Community On Its Port Improvement Plan For Singapore (Pips)
17-04-2000Five Marine Pilots Awarded MPA's Pilotage Incentive Award 2000
27-03-2000Singapore Voted Best Seaport in Asia
25-03-2000Director Of Logistics And Maritime Transport, Uk Department Of The Environment, Transport And The Regions Visits Singapore Under The Maritime And Port Authority (Mpa) Distinguished Visitors Programme (Dvp)
24-03-2000International Shipping Experts Here In Singapore to Debate on Key Quality Shipping Issues
23-03-2000Fourth Asia-Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies Forum, 22 to 23 March 2000, Singapore
06-03-2000Mou on Maritime Research, Development, Education and Training (Rdet) Established Between Singapore and Norway for the First Time
28-02-2000The Port Of Singapore Achieves Good Growth For 1999
29-01-2000Major Maritime Administrations Set Up New Electronic Database for Safety-Related Shipping Information - Mpa Is Party to This International Collaboration to Promote Quality Shipping
20-01-2000Achievement of 24 Million Gt by the Singapore Registry of Ships
20-01-2000The Official Commissioning Of MPA's 2nd Port Operations Control Centre by Minister for Communications and Information Technology
12-01-2000Port State Control Committee Meeting Of the Asia Pacific Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control Held in Singapore for the First Time
12-01-2000Director-General For Freight Transport At The Netherlands Ministry Of Transport Visits Singapore Under The Maritime And Port Authority's (Mpa) Distinguished Visitors Programme (Dvp)
01-01-2000The Port Of Singapore Continues To Function Smoothly On 1 Jan 2000
22-12-1999MPA Organizes Visit to the Singapore Children's Society Convalescent Home
21-12-1999MPA Holds Successful Y2K Exercise - The Last of Four Exercises Planned
13-12-1999MPA Launches an Electronic Version of the Singapore Tide Tables
11-11-1999MPA's Chemical Spill Exercise (Chemspill 99) Conducted Successfully
11-11-1999Minor Oil Pollution Caused During Discharge Operation
04-11-1999Innovative Use of Technology Important To Meet the Challenges and Demands of the Port and Maritime Industry
20-10-1999Collision between Bulk Carrier 'Graceous' and Tanker 'Lula I' Approximately 2 Nautical Miles South East Of Sebarok Beacon - Update
19-10-1999Collision between Bulk Carrier 'Graceous' and Tanker 'Lula I' Approximately 2 Nautical Miles South East Of Sebarok Beacon
07-10-1999Drill-Ship That Ran Aground Off Malang Papan Successful Removed
25-09-1999Drill-Ship Runs Aground Off Malang Papan
22-09-1999MPA's 3rd International Advisory Group (Iag) Meeting A Success
20-09-1999MPA's International Advisory Group (Iag) Members To Meet In Singapore For Maritime And Port Issues
14-09-1999MPA Organizes Second Seminar on Port and Maritime Research and Development for the Maritime Community
03-09-1999Annual Oil Spill Exercise with External Agencies Conducted Successfully
03-09-1999Key Officials of the Participating Governments in the East Asian Seas (Eas) Programme Meet To Discuss Issues Concerning Liability and Compensation for Oil Spill Damage and Clean-Up Claims
01-09-1999First International Oil Pollution Conference Held in Singapore Attracts More Than 300 Participants
19-08-1999Shipping Community to Step Up Vigilance during the Global Positioning System End-Of-Week Rollover Period (21 -22 August 1999)
18-08-1999Achievement of 23 Million Gt by the Singapore Registry of Ships
02-08-1999MPA and Amsa Sign Mou on Bilateral Cooperation
30-07-1999MPA Conducts Large-Scale Passenger Vessel Evacuation Exercise (Ferex '99 )
29-07-1999Acting Director-General Of The Malaysian Marine Department To Visit Singapore Under MPA's Distinguished Visitors' Programme
26-07-1999MPA Designates a New Site off Changi for Dumping of Earth
01-07-1999Collision between Bulk Carrier 'Maritime Fidelity' and Vlcc 'New Venture' North East Of Horsburgh Lighthouse
10-06-1999Singapore Accedes To Annex V Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships, 1973, As Modified By The Protocol Of 1978 (Marpol 73/78)
24-05-1999Singapore Is 7th Leading Merchant Fleet in the World
21-05-1999Sun Vista Incident
19-05-1999MPA Activates Rescue Operation for Passengers of 'Auto Batam 11'
28-04-1999MPA Launches the First-Ever Magazine on the Singapore Port
16-04-1999MPA Launches Marinet - Its First Internet-Based System for Shipping Transactions
03-04-1999MPA Conducts First Training Course under the Singapore - International Maritime Organization (Imo) Third Country Training Programme (Tctp) Memorandum of Understanding (Mou)
12-03-1999Singapore Accedes To the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-Operation, 1990 (Oprc Convention)
18-02-1999MPA Refutes Itf's Allegations
02-02-1999Enhancing Port Safety at Night
02-02-1999MPA Hosts Imo Regional Seminar And Workshop On Piracy And Armed Robbery Against Ships For The Malacca Strait And South China Sea, 3 - 5 Feb 99
25-01-1999Special Advisor To The Ministry Of Transport, Japan, Visits Singapore Under The Maritime And Port Authority's (Mpa) Distinguished Visitors Programme (Dvp)
21-01-1999MPA Conducts Passenger Vessel Evacuation Exercise
15-01-1999Port Of Singapore Achieves Good Growth For 1998.
28-12-1998Liberalization of Tug Services - Issuance of Public License to Maju Maritime Pte Ltd
23-12-1998Extension of the MPA Dockmaster's Scheme
22-12-1998Charity Drive at MPA Benefits 278 Needy Homes
05-12-1998Ferry Ran Aground At Cyrene Reef
27-11-1998Liberalization of Tug Services - Issuance of Public License to Marina Offshore Pte Ltd
19-11-1998First Chemical Spill Exercise (Chemspill 98) Conducted Successfully
18-11-199880% of MPA's Application Systems are Y2K Compliant
04-11-1998First Ever Seminar on Port Design and Operation Technology Held in Singapore
29-10-1998Achievement of 22 Million Gt by the Singapore Registry of Ships
21-09-1998World Maritime Day Celebration: Seminar on Shipping and the Oceans - Protection of the Marine Environment, 21 Sept 98
21-09-1998Collision between a Container Feeder Vessel, Padma, and A Bulk Carrier, Rifki Bey, In The Singapore Strait
21-09-1998MPA Bunkering Services Attain Iso 9002 Certification
19-09-1998MPA Holds Joint Discussion with Intertanko
17-09-1998Collision between A Car Carrier and A Container Vessel South-East of Pulau Sebarok
17-09-1998Collision between A Car Carrier and A Container Vessel South-East of Pulau Sebarok - Update
02-09-1998MPA's Second International Advisory Group (Iag) Meeting
01-09-1998Memorandum of Understanding Established Between Singapore and the International Maritime Organization for a Third Country Training Programme
31-08-1998MPA's Second International Advisory Group (Iag) Meeting, 1 to 2 Sep 98
28-08-19982nd International Law Seminar
25-08-1998MPA to Revise Port Dues for Oil Rigs
22-08-1998Collision between Tug and Rsn Vessel
21-08-1998Liberalization of Tug Services - Issuance of Public License to Jurong Marine Services Pte Ltd
07-08-1998Tanker 'Ocean Gurnard' Hit a Shoal off Horsburgh Lighthouse
27-07-1998Mpa and Ntu Extend Memorandum of Understanding on Joint Research and Development Projects
21-07-1998Signing Of Mou between MPA And Tmsi
13-07-1998MPA Awards First Maritime Studies Scholarships
08-07-1998MPA Conducts Annual Oil Spill Exercise with External Agencies
02-07-199895 % of Singapore-Registered Vessels Are Ism-Compliant
08-06-1998The Singapore Merchant Fleet Has Grown To Be the World's 8th Largest
03-06-1998MPA and Nus Extend Memorandum of Understanding on Joint Research and Development Projects
22-05-1998International Maritime Organization Adopts Straitrep To Enhance Navigational Safety In The Straits Of Malacca And Singapore
20-05-1998Seminar on the Accession and Implementation of the 1992 Civil Liability and Fund Conventions on 20 May 98 at the Pan Pacific Hotel
13-05-1998Watchkeeping on Vhf Channel 16 (156.8 MHz) To Come Under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
07-05-1998New Record of 21 Million Gt Achieved By the Singapore Registry of Ships - MPA's Shipping Division Receives Iso 9002 Quality Certification
06-05-1998World War Ii Mines Found In Singapore's Port Waters (At Sinki Fairway) To Be Detonated On 8 May 98
22-04-1998First International Ecdis Conference Held in Singapore
21-04-1998MPA Presents First Ever Incentive Award for Marine Pilots
20-04-1998First Study Visit On Port Management in Singapore by Officials from the State of Eritrea -- MPA Shares Expertise on Port Management Principles, Policies and Practices
24-03-1998Sibcon '98 Attracts More Than 300 Delegates from 33 Countries
23-03-1998MPA Conducts First Programme For Students under Moe's Learning Journeys
17-03-1998MPA Launches the Singapore Electronic Navigational Chart (Singapore Enc)
14-03-1998Employment of Foreigners on Board Harbor Craft That Operate Strictly Within Singapore Port Waters
12-03-1998Customers Benefit As Psa Corporation Ceases Overside Bunker Wharfage
11-03-1998Collision between a Dredger 'Volvox Delta' and Bunker Barge 'Allwell Prefect' South Of Sisters Island
10-03-1998MPA Hosts Visit of Its 2nd Distinguished Visitor - Liu Gongchen
06-03-1998Oil Slick at Sembawang Beach, Sembawang Park
04-03-1998World War Ii Mines Found In Singapore's Port Waters - MPA Issues Navigational Warnings
27-02-1998Liberalization of Tug Services - Issuance of Public Licenses to Tug Operators
05-02-1998Sibcon Celebrates 10th Anniversary
05-02-1998MPA Appoints Three New Board Members
29-01-1998Ferry Ran Aground At Cyrene Reef
24-01-1998Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Shares the Joys of the Festive Season with Fei Yue Family Service Centre
16-01-1998Singapore Registry of Ships Hits 20 Million Gt Mark
05-01-1998Singapore Accedes To The Protocol Of 1992 To The International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage, 1971

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