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Dataset: Cargo Throughput Breakdown, Monthly Data

Cargo Throughput Breakdown, Monthly Data

Data from Jan 1995 to Apr 2026

Last updated: 18 May 2026, 09:49 SGT

MPA (Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore)

Dataset shows the monthly total cargo throughput by type. (Latest month figures are preliminary estimates.)

Cargo throughput by Month

Data explorer

CargoThroughputBreakdownMonthlyData.csv (1.5K rows, 60 KB)

Month
Month (YYYY-MM)
Cargo Type Primary
Text
Cargo Type Secondary
Text
Cargo Throughput
Text
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
Bulk Cargo50.0%
General Cargo50.0%
(Null)0.0%
Oil25.0%
Conventional25.0%
Non-Oil Bulk25.0%
Containerised25.0%
(Null)0.0%
1995-01General CargoContainerised12405.51
1995-01General CargoConventional1160.21
1995-01Bulk CargoOil10530.74
1995-01Bulk CargoNon-Oil Bulk774.62
1995-02General CargoContainerised11260.47
1995-02General CargoConventional1014.65
1995-02Bulk CargoOil10065.75
1995-02Bulk CargoNon-Oil Bulk613.98
1995-03General CargoContainerised12957.58
1995-03General CargoConventional1218.86
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Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_835d43b9238c6fc877dfcd62d73054a9"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. (2017). Cargo Throughput Breakdown, Monthly Data (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved May 31, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_835d43b9238c6fc877dfcd62d73054a9/view

About this dataset

Contact

norshazrin_ismail@mpa.gov.sg

Created on

16 Aug 2017

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

MPA (Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore)