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The Port of Singapore
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The Port of Singapore Hengleap NOU – Tristan BARENNES– Porng HAY
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The Port of Singapore . Hengleap NOU – Tristan BARENNES– Porng HAY . 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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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
