Before going to bed, Li Xiaofeng landed on the ship's network and sent an application for arrival to the Singapore Coast Guard.

In the morning, when Li Xiaofeng woke up, they had already entered the waters of Singapore.

Singapore, whose full name is the Republic of Singapore, is also known as the Lion City, and is located at the entrance and exit of the Strait of Malacca, bordering Malaysia across the Straits of Johor to the north and Indonesia across the Straits of Singapore to the south.

Singapore is one of the smallest countries in the world, with a land area of only 728.6 square kilometers, less than one-ninth of the area of SH City, which is only equivalent to the area of a county in China, and is also nicknamed "Po County" by many netizens.

However, Singapore, which is a small land, is one of the most economically developed countries in the world, with a total GDP of nearly 400 billion US dollars, which can rank 37th among all countries in the world, and its per capita GDP ranks sixth in the world and first in Asia!

With a total population of 5.94 million, Singapore is one of the most densely populated countries in the world.

Its main ethnic groups are Chinese, Malays and Indians, of which 75.9% are Chinese, which is the country with the highest proportion of Chinese outside China.

Due to its location on the shipping artery between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, the Port of Singapore is the largest entrepot in the Asia-Pacific region, one of the largest container ports in the world, and one of the top 10 ports in the world in terms of cargo throughput.

The Port of Singapore is also one of the most congested ports in the world, but fortunately, Li Xiaofeng and they just came to refuel and did not enter the port to berth.

The closer it is to Singapore, the closer it is to the Strait of Malacca, and the channel is full of ships coming and going, obviously this place is no longer suitable for fishing with nets, so Li Xiaofeng also arranged for the crew to put away the trawl nets early.

After receiving the notice, Li Xiaofeng drove the boat to the anchorage.

Once the ship was parked, they began to contact the tanker on the public channel.

Once the bunkering ship is contacted, they just need to wait here quietly.

In addition to refueling, they will also replenish some of the missing supplies on the ship, and will also unload the accumulated garbage from the previous ship.

The refueling ship had not yet arrived, and the small boat of the material supplier arrived first, Li Xiaofeng and Han Minghua took the bill of materials sent by the supplier and began to mark the materials that needed to be replenished this time.

This process is very similar to eating in a restaurant in China, the waiter brings a menu, you only need to mark the dishes you want on it, and someone will serve you the dishes according to the dishes you marked, which is very simple.

The things on the bill of materials are also very complete, from all kinds of vegetables, meat, fruits to medicines, cigarettes, tea, towels, toothpaste, mops and other sunrise supplies, Li Xiaofeng and Han Minghua only need to mark the materials and quantities they need, and the supplier will directly arrange for the ship to send over, and the service is very thoughtful.

It is worth mentioning that they fill up fresh water here for free, and all of them are groundwater of excellent quality!

Singapore itself is an extremely water-scarce country, and its own fresh water sources are mainly imported from Malaysia.

Another thing they didn't expect was that the people on the dinghy looked at the several large bags of garbage on their deck, saying that they were within the scope of free transfer, and they wanted to help them transfer these garbage for free.

Looking at this thoughtful service and heart-warming actions, Li Xiaofeng and several people couldn't help but admire the people in power in Singapore!

It is no wonder that so many merchant ships like to dock in Singapore every year, and even some ships that do not pass through here will come to Singapore to replenish supplies and refuel.

It's really because the ship service industry here is so thoughtful and professional!

After a while, the two of them marked the supplies they needed to replenish.

Then Li Xiaofeng said to Han Minghua: "We will refuel for several hours, Huazi, you ask everyone, is there anyone who wants to go to the shore to play and shop, if there is anyone who wants to go, apply online, and then bring all kinds of documents, and finally come to me to get some dollars." ”

Before coming out this time, he went to the bank to change some foreign exchange.

Singapore's entry procedures for these seafarers for a short stay are also very simple, they only need to apply online for a simple application, and there is a special seafarer channel when entering customs.

Therefore, many international sailors passing through Singapore will choose to go shopping or travel here.

Singapore is also one of the world's lowest-tariff free trade centers, with a wide range of goods and very cheap prices.

Of course, some of the crew disembarked not for shopping, but because the customs industry here is also very developed. Singapore has Asia's only legal red light district, Geylang!

Although Shinjuku Kabukicho in Japan, Patpong in Bangkok and Itaewon in South Korea are all famous red light districts in Asia, they are all illegal at least on the surface.

At present, only Geylang in Singapore will provide an official work permit for those who are engaged in the customs industry.

Women who work in the custom industry in Geylang must undergo a very strict physical examination before taking up their posts, and only after passing the physical examination can they get an officially recognized "yellow card" work permit.

And due to the peculiarities of this industry, all practitioners must have a physical examination every three months, and once any disease is detected, they must stop working immediately, without any room for negotiation.

It is because of these measures that many seafarers choose to go to Geylang to spend money when they stay here.

It can be said that Singapore makes a lot of money every year just by serving so many ships and crews in transit!

"Okay, fifth brother, I'll go and inform everyone."

Han Minghua turned his face and went to inform the crew.

After a while, Li Xiaoliang, Li Xiaowei, Zhang Wen and other seven crew members came over with a smile.

"Brother Feng, you give me two thousand dollars, and I'll go to the shore to have a look." Li Xiaoliang said with a cheap smile.

"It's okay to go ashore, but obey the local laws, I don't want you to be whipped then!" Li Xiaofeng said with a serious face, "In addition, you will stay on the shore for a maximum of five hours!" ”

Singapore's laws are among the strictest in the world, and caning is still in place to this day.

"Five hours is enough!" Li Xiaoliang said with a reassuring face, "After I go ashore, I will remind everyone." ”

Li Xiaofeng is still more at ease with him, although this guy often laughs and laughs on the surface, he is not in a proper shape, but in fact, he is very serious.

For example, when I came to Singapore this time, since this kid heard that they would come over to cheer, he studied Singapore's laws on the Internet.

I have to say that Singapore's laws are really strict, such as spitting, you will be fined 1,000 Singapore dollars once, which is more than 5,000 yuan!

Another example is littering, the first fine is S$2,000, the second time is S$4,000, and the third time is S$10,000!

You can't bring chewing gum into the country and you will face a fine of S$1,000 for violating the rules.

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(End of chapter)