PORT MARINE CIRCULAR NO. 10 OF 2026 - SUBMISSION OF ACCURATE INFORMATION FOR VESSEL PORT CALLS AND PORT CLEARANCE
MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
PORT MARINE CIRCULAR
NO. 10 OF 2026
02 Sep 2026
Shipping Community
Harbour Craft Community
Pleasure Craft Community
SUBMISSION OF ACCURATE INFORMATION FOR VESSEL PORT CALLS AND
PORT CLEARANCE
- This circular serves as a reminder to the community of their obligation to ensure
that all information submitted in connection with requests for vessel port calls and port
clearance is accurate.
- The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore will not condone persons wilfully
furnishing false information or deliberately using false, misleading, or unverifiable
information, including those relating to vessel identity, registration, ownership, cargoes,
trading history, to facilitate, conceal, or legitimise illicit activities. Appropriate
enforcement action, in accordance with the law, will be taken against those engaged
in such fraudulent or dishonest conduct.
- Vessel owners and appointed port agents should minimally verify the legitimacy
of vessel registrations through the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s Global
Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS) database
(https://gisis.imo.org/public/default.aspx) before submitting documents to the Port
Master, such as the Certificate of Registry (COR) and statutory trading certificates, for
port calls or port clearance.
- All port users are also reminded of their obligation to comply with all applicable
legal and regulatory requirements of Singapore, including those relating to sanctions.
Singapore implements all sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council
(UNSC), and these are given full effect in our domestic legislation. Please refer to
https://www.mpa.gov.sg/singapore-registry-of-ships/security-related-information for
more information on Singapore’s implementation of UNSC sanctions.
- All port users are also reminded of their obligation to file a report with the
Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office where in the course of their trade, profession,
business or employment, they know or have reasonable grounds to suspect that an
entity or property (e.g. vessel) may be connected to a criminal conduct set out in
Section 45(1) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes
(Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992. Failure to file a suspicious transaction report may
constitute a criminal offence. Please refer to
https://www.police.gov.sg/Advisories/Commercial-Crimes/Suspicious-Transaction-
Reporting-Office for more information on the filing of Suspicious Transaction Reports.
- Port users are advised to bring this circular to the attention of all relevant
personnel and ensure strict compliance.
CAPT CHONG JIA CHYUAN
PORT MASTER
MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE