Singapore

Size limits

LOA 400m, beam 70m, draught 24.5m, 323,813DWT.

SBM's: Max draught 23.0m.

Water density

The density of the water within the limits of Singapore are usually within 1019 and 1022. The density is unaffected by tide and temperature variations. variations can occur due to periods of heavy run-off from rain.

Load line zone

Tropical.

Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.

Approach

Navigational channels:

Caution: There is massive reclamation work taking place within the port, the consequence of which is that it is reported that buoyage changes are taking place and that pilot boarding areas and anchorages are being moved. It is recommended that contact be made with the Port Authority for the latest information.

Tuas Mega Port: Construction of this new port is well underway to the West of the Singapore port area, at the entrances to Tuas Bay. Yellow Special Markers are in place, indicating the construction area with Flashing Red markers showing the port side of the Channel. Navigation restrictions in this area may be in force and existing anchorages moved. Vessels should check latest Notices on this, with the Port Office.

Buoyage is accordance with IALA Region 'A'.

Port limits

The Singapore Port Limit is a line surrounding Singapore Island including the offshore islands and reefs S and NE of it. The most S limit extends to the parallel of 01°09'N, 0.5nm S of Pulau Satumu (01°10'N 103°44'E).

Traffic schemes and VTS

Owners, agents and Masters of vessels carrying hazardous and noxious substances in bulk are reminded of the requirement to provide 24hr advance notification on the details of such cargoes they are carrying as stated in Port Marine Circular No 15 of 1998.

The VTIS operational area is divided into 3 sectors.

Vessels at anchor should maintain a continuous listening watch on the VHF Channel for that sector.

This report should be made by a vessel when it is underway in a channel after leaving an anchorage or a berth and passing abeam of the Reporting Points.

Every vessel when underway shall maintain a continuous listening watch on the VHF Channel designated for the sector the vessel is in. Vessel's are also advised to keep an additional listening watch on VHF Channel 16.

Restrictions

All vessels are prohibited from entering, transiting, anchoring or mooring within these areas unless specific permission has been obtained from the Port Master.

1. Across Marina Bay entrance

2. Across Kallang Basin entrance

Tugs

One hundred and twelve tugs are available, range from 560 - 5,000hp.

The PSA Marine have a total of 42 tugs ranging from 2,560-5,000hp, 30-70t bollard pull. The Tugs may join a vessel anywhere within the port limits by pre-arrangement with Pilotage Authority. Normally vessels lines are used, however all PSA tugs carry towing hawsers, but there is a charge for their use. Separate company tugs are used for the Shell SBM berth and also for the privately owned shipyards within the port.

Charts and publications

BA 8175, 8176, 8285, 4038, 4044, 4030, 4031, 4032, 4033, 4034, 4034, 4035, 4036, 4037, 4038, 4039, 4044 . SP 1 (2011), GSP 1 (2011), 200 - 202, 500 - 503. Admiralty Pilot NP44, NP286(4).

ETA and pre-arrival notices

The Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) have advised Masters, owners or agents of the following vessels must submit a Pre-Arrival Notification (PAN) at least 24 hours prior to arrival at the port.

The (PAN) can be completed in electronic format using the following web address: https://www.mpa.gov.sg/assets/app/ePANS/epan.html. The completed Electronic Pre Arrival Notification (ePANS) must be submitted to [email protected]. Vessels coming from a nearby port, with less than 24 hours steaming time to Singapore, shall immediately on departure from such port complete this form and email to [email protected] before arrival into Singapore. Vessels who submit ePANS instead of the manual PANS need not submit an NOA again, provided that the necessary information for NOA provided below are in the ePANS.

Communications

Pulau Seraya Power Station, Jurong Island: A new jetty is being constructed for which works will be conducted 24 hours per day, including Sundays and Public Holidays. Passing vessels should maintain a listening watch on VHF Ch 25 and commundiate with West Pasir Panjang Control on this channel should assistance be required.

Notices and regulations

Scrubbers: Vessels fitted with open loop scrubbers should carry out the switch to either closed-loop mode or to compliant fuel, well in advance of the ships’s arrival in Singapore waters.

MPA Port Marine Circular No.11 2019: Exhaust gas cleaning residues generated by ships are classified as Toxic Industrial Waste (TIW) under Singapore’s Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations. TIW must be collected and managed by licensed Toxic Industrial Waste Collectors (TIWCs). Ships that wish to dispose of exhaust gas cleaning residues in Singapore are required to engage a licensed TIWC for the collection and disposal of such residues.

Dangerous Goods:

The port of Singapore has strict rules for the handling of dangerous goods, petroleum and explosives. Under the PSA (Dangerous Goods, Petroleum and Explosives) Regulations, 1977 and its amendment regulations of 1987, no person should handle, import, export, load, discharge or deal with petroleum except in accordance with the regulations. The Port Master should be informed in advance of the arrival of all vessels carrying Class "A" or "B" petroleum. Written notice should also be given when any vessels leave the port with these types of petroleum onboard. Vessels carrying petroleum may only anchor at the petroleum anchorage or areas designated by the authority. Petroleum may only be loaded and discharged at designated places or oil terminals.

No tanker may conduct tank cleaning or gas-freeing operations without the written permission of the Port Master. No repairs, hot work, high speed drilling or similar operations should be carried out during the handling and transporting of petroleum.

All vessels carrying dangerous goods, whether in bulk or packaged form, must inform the port 12 hours before arrival. Vessels planning to remove, load or discharge goods at a PSA wharf must inform the traffic manager, as well as the Port Master, of all movements.

Vessel Passage Plan:

The Maritime and Ports Authority of Singapore (MPA) is implementing its Vessel Passage Plan requirement with immediate effect, in order to ensure safe navigation in local waters.

Under this plan, all vessels and/or their agents should ensure that a Vessel Passage Plan is onboard vessels arriving in Singapore. Details of the passage plan can be found at: www.psamarine.com.sg/marine/passageplan/passageplan.doc.

Piracy:

Piracy is prevalent in Singapore Strait and vessels navigating close to the port limits are advised to exercise extra vigilance. Cases of armed robbery have occurred in the anchorages off Singapore. In the event of an attack or suspicious craft, vessels should report to the Singapore Police, Coastguard and Singapore Port Operations.

Port State Control here: Tokyo MOU.

Running now: the Paris and Tokyo MOU concentrated inspection campaign on cargo securing, 1 September to 30 November 2026. Its questions are published: the questionnaire.

ISPS

ISPS Designated Authority: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Port Master's Office.

Contact person: Port Master.

Address: 7B Keppel Road, 19-07 Tanjong Pagar Complex, Singapore 089055.

Tel: +65 6221 3127 (24hrs).

Fax: +65 6221 3036 (24hrs).

Mobile: +65 62213127

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.mpa.gov.sg

Recognised Security Organisations:

American Bureau of Shipping, Tel: +65 6371 2696, Fax: +65 6275 0258.

Bureau Veritas, Tel: +65 6275 2886, Fax: +65 6275 2776.

China Classification Society, Tel: +65 6324 1618, Fax: +65 6324 1273.

Det Norske Veritas, Tel: +65 6779 1266, Fax: +65 6779 7269.

Germanischer Lloyd, Tel: +65 6835 9610, Fax: +65 6887 4526.

Korean Register of Shipping, Tel: +65 6221 3319, Fax: +65 6222 6234.

Lloyd's Register of Shipping, Tel: +65 6278 9444, Fax: +65 6273 1662.

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, Tel: +65 6222 3133, Fax: +65 6225 5942.

Electronic Port Clearance for ISPS Code:

In order to facilitate the obtaining of port clearance certificate via EPC [Electronic Port Clearance] from July 1, 2004, the owners and agents of vessels affected by the ISPS [International Ship & Port Facility Security] Code are advised to submit the Original or the Certified True copy of the International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC) to the MPA [Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore] for sighting at the following address:

MPA Marine Services Department

Clearance and Permit Section

One-Stop Document Centre

# 01-26 Tanjong Pagar Complex

Singapore 089054.

Vessels affected by the ISPS Code and which have submitted their ISSC for sighting and updating in the system by MPA officers before June 30, 2004, will be allowed to obtain their port clearance certificate via EPC from July 1, 2004.

Pursuant to Section 44(2) of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 170A), and Regulations 3 and 63A of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) Regulations, the Port Master hereby directs that owners, agents or masters of the following vessels are to declare the required information using the PAN form in this circular:

a) Passenger ships including high speed passenger craft;

b) Cargo ships, including high speed craft, of 500GT and above; and

c) Mobile offshore units, including mobile offshore drilling units

With effect from 1 July 2013, owners, agents and masters of vessels mentioned in paragraph 2 above shall complete the revised PAN form as attached in this circular and send it to the Port Security Department at the following:

Fax: (65) 6221 3036 or email to [email protected] at least 24 hours before the ship's arrival in Singapore.

The ship's agent based in Singapore may submit the PAN through MPA's Marinet.

A vessel coming from nearby port, with less than 24 hours steaming time to Singapore, shall immediately on departure from such port notify the Port Security Department of MPA.

The following information is available:

(a) Guidance to masters, companies and duly authorised officers on the requirement relating to the submission of security-related information prior to the entry of a ship into port; and

(b) Guidance for establishing security measures when vessels call at non-ISPS compliant ports, can be found on the following web addresses:

http://www.mpa.gov.sg/sites/circulars_and_notices/pdfs/port_marine_circulars/pc010

72013p4a.pdf

http://www.mpa.gov.sg/sites/circulars_and_notices/pdfs/port_marine_circulars/pc010

72013p4b.pdf

The revised version of ePAN is available for downloading at the following web address:

http://www.mpa.gov.sg/sites/circulars_and_notices/pdfs/port_marine_circulars/epan.

Repairs

All types of marine repairs are available.

Bunkers, water and stores

Fresh water: Available at the wharves through pipelines. Water boats also supply water overside.

The Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) advise that from May 2013, customers taking water from the Singapore Government public water utility PUB) will have to pay a Waterborne Fee (WBF) per cubic foot of water used.

Bunkering: Bunkers can be supplied to ships alongside the wharves and oil terminal through pipelines or overside by bunkering barges.

Approx 17,000,000t of bunkers are handled annually.

As part of its efforts to upgrade bunker delivery in Singapore, the Port of Singapore Authority has grouped steel hulled bunker tankers into Categories "A" and "B". This is based on compliance with operational manoeuvring requirements, quantity and quality control measures. Only Category "A" bunker tankers are allowed to supply to ships at container terminals and the Singapore Cruise Centre. Category "B" is the minimum expected of vessels serving Singapore's port.

LNG Refuelling: Can now also be carried out by ship-to-ship and truck-to ship transfer .

Medical

Casualty evacuation: Shipping companies which have casualties to be evacuated urgently are advised to use helicopter services to save time and reduce costs, as helicopters are able to fly out to any vessels within a radius of 160km of Singapore.

Due to the short distance from the main shipping channels to shore, a maximum of four trips can be made while the vessel passes Singapore.

Helicopters can lift sick or injured crew direct to major Singapore hospitals as most contain helicopter landing pads. Masters can radio the Port Operations Centre on VHF Ch 10 or 12.

Crew change

Crew change or shore leave is permitted via the agent's launches only.

Transport

Nearest airport: Changi International.

Nearest railway: A railway system of 18km is operated by the PSA within Keppel Wharves and is linked to the main trunk line of the Malayan Railway.

Working hours

Normally throughout 24 hours.

Where it is

The island Republic of Singapore lies off the S coast of the Malaysian Peninsula.

The port

A deep harbour and strategic location has ensured the port's position as the busiest in world trade, handling most cargoes and providing all vessel maintenance and supply services, including bunkers.

Singapore is paramount as a bunkering location, with sales of nearly 50 million tonnes of fuel a year, it now offers Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering.

The shipyards of Singapore are extensive and the port is a hub for the offshore industry throughout the Asia-Pacific Region.

The largest Container Terminal in the world is currently being constructed to the West of the port area at Tuas. When all four Terminals are complete, all container port activities in Singapore will be consolidated into this one area.

Free Trade Zones: There are 7 Free Trade Zones, 6 for sea borne cargo and 1 for air cargo (Singapore Changi Airport), within which a wide range of facilities and services are provided for the storage and re-export of dutiable and controlled goods. Goods are stored within the zones without any Customs documentation until they are released into the market. They can also be processed and re-exported with minimum Customs formalities.

The Free Trade Zones at the port facilitate entrepot trade and promote the handling of transhipment cargo. They offer free 72 hour storage for import/export conventional and containerised cargo and 14 days free storage for transhipment/re-export cargo.

Imports: Crude oil, chemicals, iron, steel and manufactured goods.

Exports: Refined oil products, timber products, rubber, machinery, textiles and manufactured goods.

Traffic

Approx 600,000,000t of cargo, and 44,000,000TEU are handled annually.

What are the pilot arrangements at Singapore?

The pilotage district is divided into three areas: A-B-D.

What time zone is Singapore in?

Local time at Singapore is UTC+8. No summer time.

What is the maximum draft at Singapore?

The deepest berth listed is at Advario Helios Singapore (Formerly Helios Terminal): 24.00 m maximum draught. The "Max draft per terminal" table gives each terminal's figure.

What is the water density at Singapore?

The density of the water within the limits of Singapore are usually within 1019 and 1022.

Which load line zone is Singapore in?

Tropical.

Who carries out Port State Control at Singapore?

Port State Control at Singapore: Tokyo MOU.

What is the UN/LOCODE of Singapore?

The UN/LOCODE of Singapore is SGSIN.

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