Sigapore's multi-purpose Port of Jurong has been entertaining a delegation from the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) led by Othman Ibrahim Al-Issa, the board's vice-chairman.

The directors of the board and the executive management of UASC have been visiting Singapore to hold their first board meeting in Asia since making Singapore their south east Asian hub.

During their stay in the Lion City, they were given a tour of Jurong Port where a dinner was held in their honour to welcome delegates, who were received by Jurong Port's CEO Matthew Chan, president Fong Yue Kwong and the port's senior management.

More than 60 guests attended, including the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Brigadier Choi Shing Kwok, and Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Brigadier Tay Lim Heng.

A statement from port authorities said that Jurong is the port of call in Singapore for UASC vessels which annually handle 250,000 TEU in the city state. This figure is set to rise when the Kuwait-based shipping line's new 6,000-TEU plus containerships are delivered after early 2008.

Established in 1976, UASC operates a fleet of 35 container vessels.