The Port of Singapore Hengleap NOU – Tristan BARENNES– Porng HAY

Introduction  Singapore – sovereign city-state ; island country in Southeast Asia  Lacks in land and natural resources ; area of 700 km²  After independence, one of the world’s most prosperous country  One of the Four Asian Tigers  World’s fourth leading financial centre  Relies on its port to ensure growth of economy  How is the Port of Singapore playing an important role in terms of the country’s economy?

The Port

In short  Collective of facilities and terminals  World’s second busiest port (total shipping tonnage)  Consisted of 14 terminals  Covers an area of 1.5 km²  About 180 thousands jobs  A Free port History  Before 1819 – Where foreign products could be found.  In 1819 – Sir Stamford Raffles led the creation of the Port of Singapore trading post  In 1842 – The port suffered due to the development of a new port, the Port of Hong Kong  In 1869 – Suez canal led to the increase of trades  After WWI – Construction of a large naval base  Since 1959 – Its economy has grown

Just how big is it?  The port connects the vessels to 600 various ports ; 120 countries  The port handles over 400 million tons of cargo  At any time, about a thousand vessels in the port  Every 2-3 minutes, a ship arrives or leaves the port  In 2012, 42 million tons of bunkers lifted ; can fill 17 thousand Olympic-sized pools  About 5 thousands maritime establishments ; 7% to gross domestic product

How it operates The anchorages  3 sectors :  Eastern sector– Vessel immigration clearance  Western sector – Vessels needed to be quarantined  Jurong sector – Vessels awaiting berths ; under repair The terminals  Keppel terminal – 14 berths ; quay length of 3220 m  Pasir Panjang terminal – 3 phases :  Phase 1 – 6 berths ; quay length 1900 meters  Phase 2A – 4 berths ; quay length 1700 m  Phase 2B – 4 berths ; quay length of 1246 m  Designed to suit mega container vessels

To sum it up The port  Currently the second busiest port  Offers around 180 thousand employments  Connected to 120 countries ; 600 other ports  A free trade port Its benefits  Increase the country’s economy  Attracts investors worldwide  Render Singapore as one of the main hubs in Asia