Fire onboard tanker stops operations at Jurong Port Tank Terminals
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) was informed at 0730 hours today that there was a fire onboard a tanker berthed at Jurong Port Tank Terminals (JPTT). Smoke was observed on the forward part of the tanker.
Singapore Civil Defence Force marine and land-based firefighting forces, MPA patrol craft, and JPTT’s emergency response unit were deployed to put out the fire and ensure navigational safety.
As a precautionary measure, operations at the adjacent berths have stopped and a nearby vessel at the berth has been shifted to the anchorage.
The fire was extinguished at about 0925 hours, and the tanker’s crew are all safe and accounted for. There is no damage to the tanks and berths at JPTT.
Port operations and vessel traffic in the vicinity are not affected.
MPA was established on 2 February 1996 with the mission to develop Singapore as a premier global hub port and international maritime centre, and to advance and safeguard Singapore’s strategic maritime interests. In 2022, Singapore remained one of the world’s busiest transshipment hubs with a container throughput of 37.3 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
