Singapore’s Cosco Q1 net losses deepen to S$78.9m

SINGAPORE: Net losses at mainboard-listed shipbuilder Cosco Shipping International (Singapore) deepened by 4.5 times, and it warned that weak conditions in the shipbuilding and offshore markets will continue to prevail. The loss attributable to equity ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore to be LNG bunker-ready by 2020

SINGAPORE: Singapore has emerged as the preferred Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading hub, according to a survey firm Deloitte. A poll of senior energy sector leaders found that four out of five voted Singapore as the country most likely to become ... ( read original story ...)

Iraq's fuel oil exports soar despite OPEC supply cut

Refiners in Singapore, U.S. among end-users of the fuel By Roslan Khasawneh DUBAI, May 3 (Reuters) - Iraqi fuel oil exports have soared since January despite a reduction in the country's crude production in line with OPEC supply cuts, industry sources said ... ( read original story ...)

Asian jet fuel profits plunge on record China, India exports

SINGAPORE The Asian jet fuel margin dived to its lowest level in nearly nine months as the supply of the aviation fuel outpaced demand in the region, multiple trade sources said on Tuesday. Record exports from China and India are pressuring the margins ... ( read original story ...)

US jails Singapore man for plot to export bomb parts to Iran

WASHINGTON - A Singaporean man was sentenced on Thursday to 40 months in a US prison for his role in exporting to Iran radio frequency modules, some of which were later found in bombs in Iraq, the US Justice Department said in a statement. Lim Yong Nam ... ( read original story ...)

AAM Awarded APSEA Export Award for Singapore 3D Map

May 1, 2017 -- AAM was recently awarded the highly esteemed Export Award at the Asia Pacific Spatial Excellence Awards (APSEA) for industry leading work to generate a 3D national map of Singapore in support of the city state’s Smart Nation agenda. ( read original story ...)

Singapore, US reaffirm strong economic ties

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) S. Iswaran and US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross reaffirmed robust and longstanding economic ties between Singapore and the US at a bilateral meeting on Monday, the Ministry of Trade ... ( read original story ...)

Airline review: Singapore Airlines A350 business class

With each seat feeling like a chunky, self-contained fortress, 14 hours flies by. Singapore to Manchester – which is newly direct, replacing the former route that stopped in Munich on the way to Manchester. The Manchester flight now continues on ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore gateway into Asian market

"Singapore is a food hub and the other countries get inspired ... He said New Zealand's reputation of high food standards also makes kiwi firms attractive to do business with for Asian distributors. OOB has been exporting to Australia since 2012 ... ( read original story ...)

TransferWise is opening an Asian hub in Singapore

LONDON — Online money transfer service TransferWise is launching a new regional hub in Singapore. The fintech business announced on Thursday that it is opening a new office in Singapore that will act as a hub for the Asia-Pacific region. TransferWise ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore ICA seizes chewing tobacco worth US$0.54m

The chewing tobacco was handed over to the Health Sciences Authority for investigation. The import and sale of chewing tobacco is prohibited in Singapore. The following day, on Saturday (April 22), another Malaysia-registered lorry driven by a 48-year-old ... ( read original story ...)