Last month, the downward trend of the traffic of goods handled by the port of Singapore in progress by December 2024 and caused by reduced bulk volumes oil prices and the less pronounced drop in traffic containerized. In May 2025, the Asian port handled 52.4 million tonnes of cargo, with a total of 52.4 million tonnes of cargo, decrease of -4.6% compared to May last year. In the field of container traffic was 31.9 million tons (-3.5%) with a handling of containers of 3.8 million TEU (+8.2%). Conventional goods, on the other hand, grew by +28.8% rising to over 2.6 million tons. In the oil traffic was 15.1 million tons (10.3%) and that of other bulk cargo of 2.7 million tons (-7.2%).

In the first five months of 2025, total traffic was of 250.3 million tonnes, with a decrease of -5.2% on the previous year. January-May period last year. The only loads in amounted to 150.7 million tons (-2.1%) with container handling of 16.9 million TEUs (0%). Conventional goods stood at 12.3 million tons (+18.9%). Oil bulk totaled 74.4 million tonnes (-15.0%) and other bulk cargo 12.9 million tonnes tons (+5.2%).

Meanwhile, yesterday, in the new port area of Tuas of the port Asian, a new crane overturned while it was being delivered to a non-operational quay of the PSA terminal group. The Port Authority of Singapore and PSA have announced that the accident caused neither injuries nor casualties and that an investigation is underway to ascertain the causes.