Seafarers holding passports from 34 visa-required countries, including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Russia, Ukraine and Egypt, need a Singapore visa before they arrive, even if they are only signing on or off a vessel. The application is made by the ship agent as the crew member's local contact, through the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority's (ICA) SAVE e-Service. ICA processes most applications in 1–3 working days and advises applying about 30 days before arrival, so Decem

Singapore's 2026 haze pushed the 24-hour PSI as high as 199 on 17 October, and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) responded with Port Marine Notice No. 140 of 2026 on 21 October. The notice tells maritime employers to plan outdoor work using the next-day PSI forecast and adjust it hour by hour using 1-hour PM2.5 readings. For ship agents and crew managers, that means every crew transfer, launch boarding and pier wait now needs a haze plan, not just a booking.

Ahead of the IMO marine pollution preparedness forum in Singapore, here is how alternative fuels change emergency planning, crew training and shore coordination.

ICCAS 2026 brings AI, digital twins and autonomous systems to Singapore. Here is what ship managers should consider for crews, maintenance and shore support.

The 2026 theme is “From Policy to Practice”. Here are five ways ship managers can translate maritime commitments into safer, more reliable crew operations.

Ahead of the 9–10 September summit in Singapore, here are five workforce, training, welfare and crew-logistics priorities ship managers should act on.

Recent ICA and SSA advisories have put Singapore sea-crew immigration procedures back in focus. Use this practical checklist for arrival, sign-on, sign-off and landside transport coordination.

MPA’s OCEANS-X enables direct system-to-system port-clearance data exchange. Here is what changes, what does not, and how ship agents should coordinate the physical crew-transfer step.

What Singapore Safety@Sea Week 2026 means for crew managers, with a practical checklist for safer airport-port transfers, handovers, delays and crew welfare.

MPA and PSA are assessing autonomous feeder vessels to move containers between Singapore terminals. Here is what ship managers and crewing agencies should know—and why current crew-change procedures remain separate.

Tuas Port’s next phase goes live in 2026, transforming Singapore’s maritime landscape. This article dives into how crew managers and ship agencies can navigate new logistics challenges—and how Hui Long’s services are adapting for seamless crew transfers at Tuas.

Singapore is at the forefront of green and digital shipping corridors—but how does this impact crew managers, ship agencies, and port-side logistics? This article explores the real operational changes, from sustainable crew transport options to OMS-enabled booking, and what maritime teams need to know next.