Singapore is preparing to house hundreds of foreign labourers in accommodation vessels typically used for offshore and marine industry staff, in the context that the COVID-19 has been spreading rapidly in dormitories of guest workers.
Soaring air freight rates and rising cancellations of trips by cargo ships due to the COVID-19 pandemic have put further pressure on global supply chains. according to insiders.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore announced that by the end of April 13, there were two Vietnamese citizens living in the country confirmed to get infected with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Saudi Global Ports (SGP), a subsidiary of Singapore's PSA International, and Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) on April 13 inked an agreement worth 2.6 billion SGD (1.84 billion USD) to build two container terminals at the King Abdulaziz Port in Saudi Arabia’s Dammam.