Derryn Wong

Derryn Wong

CORRESPONDENT

BT’s transport correspondent has covered the automotive industry for more than 15 years and now also reports on mobility, aviation and shipping. If it moves people or things, he’s interested and even more interested if it does so faster, better and cleaner.

(Left to right) Deng Ming, managing director of Huawei Digital Power Singapore; Stephanie Tan, CEO of EV-Electric (EVe); Baey Yam Keng, Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth & Ministry of Transport, and Mayor for North East District;  Dean Cher, managing director of SP Mobility.

SP Group and Huawei introduce Singapore’s fastest EV charger with battery storage

It is rated for a maximum power of 480 kW and can add 200 km of range in five minutes for compatible...

A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 jet.

Asia-Pacific will need 20,000 new aircraft over next two decades: Airbus

Boeing adds that South-east Asia will require about 5,000 new planes by 2044

Autobahn Rent A Car office at Mountbatten on Nov 26, 2025. Car-sharing company Shariot is among the companies related to Autobahn that are mired in over S$300 million of debt.

Autobahn Rent A Car director Roy Tan faces fresh forgery charge

He is accused of forging nine receipts to show that S$1.9 million had been paid in full to Toyota distributor Borneo Motors...

Suzuki Swift and Suzuki SX-4 cars at the brand's showroom at 7 Chang Charn Road.

Premiums for all COE categories drop, led by large cars with 9% decrease

At S$110,890, Category B touches an almost 12-month low

Anduril Industries' exhibit with the Fury unmanned aerial vehicle at the Singapore Airshow 2026.

Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey sees strong trajectory for the defence tech company in Asia-Pacific

The AI-focused drone maker has recently upped its regional presence in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Australia

An artist's impression of the Vertical Aerospace Valo electric vertical take off and landing aircraft being used for emergency medical services in Singapore.

Vertical Aerospace wins Singapore grant to research air taxis for emergency medical use

CEO Stuart Simpson sees Asia as the largest market for such aircraft and expects a commercial debut in 2029

Improvements from the investment will mostly be implemented into GE Aerospace's three main locations in Singapore, such as its component repair facility in Loyang.

GE Aerospace to inject US$300 million to boost Singapore engine repair business with EDB support

The move will focus on AI, automation and digitalisation to raise productivity and turnover

A Singapore Airlines Boeing 787-10.

Safran-SIAEC joint venture breaks ground on S$22 million facility expansion

The expanded site means Singapore will become Safran’s largest maintenance site for aircraft landing gear on several aircraft types

Generic pictures of Singapore Airlines, air travel, commercial aviation, Chnagi or stories related to tourism, travel, Singapore’s road map for Tourism 2040 strategy, city-state’s tourism receipts, tourists arrival numbers and tourism growth.

Singapore to trial its green jet fuel procurement with 9 firms including Temasek, Google and SIA

It will be an overall test of the Republic’s centralised procurement system, before mandated use of the fuel begins in October

Aircraft engine manufacturer CFM's next-generation engine, dubbed Rise, may improve fuel efficiency and emissions by 20 per cent compared to current technology.

Singapore to be first airport test bed for CFM’s next-generation, open fan aircraft engines

This will help develop a framework for the operation of these new engines