Megastar Shipping Pte Ltd has announced the addition of a new Batam-Singapore service to its liner trade, operated by two sets of tugs and barges between Singapore and Batam Port on the Riau Islands in Indonesia to provide a daily service Monday to Saturday.
The barges, Global 2 and Global 3, are fitted with cranes capable of lifting up to 30 tons of cargo, towed by tugs, Osco VII and Sumber XXV. The service caters to container cargo, break bulk, LCL and project cargoes.Furthermore, tugs and barges are made available every Saturday to carry project cargo weighing up to 1,500 tons.The service runs Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays with Global 2 departing from Batam at 0900 hrs for Singapore. On Thursdays and Fridays, the Global 3 departs from Batam and is scheduled to arrive in Singapore the next morning at 0630 hrs. On Saturdays, the Global 3 is scheduled to depart from Singapore at 1700 hrs from Jurong Port J3. The service receives cargo daily until 2200 hrs. At Batam, the service berths are at Batu Ampar.
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