Singapore Port

The Port of Singapore refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade handling functions in Singapore's harbours and which handle Singapore's shipping. Currently the world's busiest port in terms of total shipping tonnage, it also tranships a fifth[1] of the world's shipping containers as the world's busiest container port, half of the world's annual supply of crude oil, and is the world's busiest transshipment port. It was also the busiest port in terms of total cargo tonnage handled until 2005, when it was surpassed by the Port of Shanghai. Thousands of ships drop anchor in the harbour, connecting the port to over 600 other ports in 123 countries and spread over six continents.
Ships laying at anchor outside the Port of Singapore.

The Port of Singapore is not a mere economic boon, but an economic necessity due to the fact that Singapore is lacking in land and natural resources. The Port is critical for importing natural resources, and then later re-exporting them after they have been refined and shaped in some manner, for example wafer fabrication or oil refining to generate revenue. Only then can the service industry such as hospitality services typical of a port of call, for example, restocking a ship's food and water supplies, take their role. The Straits of Johor is currently impass
Operations
The port is the world's busiest port in terms of shipping tonnage handled, with 1.15 billion gross tons (GT) handled in 2005. In terms of cargo tonnage, Singapore is behind Shanghai with 423 million freight tons handled. The port retains its position as the world's busiest hub for transshipment traffic in 2005, and is also the world's biggest bunkering hub, with 25 million tonnes sold in the same year.[5]

Singapore is ranked first globally in 2005 in terms of containerised traffic, with 23.2 million Twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) handled. High growth in containerised traffic has seen the port overtaking Hong Kong since the first quarter of 2005,[6] and has led the race ever since, with an estimated 19,335 TEUs handled in the year up to October, compared to 18,640 TEUs handled in Hong Kong in the same period. A rise in regional traffic consolidating the port's position in Southeast Asia, and increases in transshipment traffic using the strategic East Asia-Europe route via Singapore helped the port to emerge tops at the end of the year, a title it had not held since overtaking Hong Kong once in 1998.
Operators
PSA Singapore's container facilities are as follows:

* Container berths: 44
* Quay length: 12,800 m
* Area: 436 hectares
* Max draft: 16 m
* Quay cranes: 143
* Designed capacity: 24,700 kTEU

PSA Singapore has 13 berths which are part of the Pasir Panjang Container Terminal's Phase Two which are due for completion by 2009. Phase Three and Four will add another 16 berths and are expected to be completed by 2013.[7]

Jurong Port's facilities are as follows:

* Berths: 23
* Berth length: 4,545 m
* Maximum vessel draft: 16 m
* Maximum vessel size: 150,000 metric tons deadweight (DWT)
* Area: 1.2 km² Free Trade Zone, 320,000 m² non-Free Trade Zone
* Warehouse facilities: 280,000 m²

PSA Singapore also has a 40-year contract to operate the tax-free Gwadar Port on the southwestern coast of Pakistan. Gwadar started operation in March 2008, with 3 multi-purpose berths, a 602 meter quay, and 12.5 meter depth. Another 9 berths are under construction, with a 20 meter depth.
Terminals
Port Operator Type Berths Quay length Quay cranes Area (Ha) Capacity (kTEU)
Brani (BT) PSA Container 9 2,629 29 79
Cosco-PSA (CPT) Cosco/PSA Container 2 720 m 22.8 >1,000
Jurong JTC Multi-Purpose 23 4,547 152
Keppel (KT) PSA Container 14 3,220 37 96
Pasir Panjang (PPT) Phase 1 PSA Container 6 1,885 19 71
Pasir Panjang (PPT) Phase 2A PSA Container 4 1,700 19 63 >4,000
Pasir Panjang (PPT) Phase 2B PSA Container 4 (1 under construction) 1,246 16 56 2,800
Pasir Panjang (PPT) Phase 2C PSA Container 7 (under construction) 5,600
Pasir Panjang (PPT) Phase 2D PSA Container 5 (under construction)
Pasir Panjang (PPT) Phase 3 PSA Container
Pasir Panjang (PPT) Phase 4 PSA Container
Pasir Panjang Wharves PSA General
Sembawang PSA General
Tanjong Pagar (TPT) PSA Container 8 2,320 27 80

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