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PortofSingapore JOCPortNewsAsianPorts PortofSingapore InSingapore,therearetwomaincommercialportterminaloperators.PSASingaporeTerminalsmanagesthemajorshareofcontainerhandlinginSingapore,whileJurongPortPte.isSingapore’sprincipalbulkandconventionalcargoterminaloperator.Theirterminalscanaccommodateallvesseltypes,includingcontainerships,bulkcarriers,ro-roships,cargofreighters,coastaltradingships(coasters),andlighters(flat-bottombargesfortransferringgoodsandcargofrommooredships.)PSASingaporeTerminalsoperatesfourseparatecontainerterminals,withatotalofmorethanfiftyberths,atTanjongPagar,Keppel,BraniandPasirPanjang,inoneintegratedfacility.PasirPanjangTerminal(PPT)canhandlemegacontainervesselsofabove13,000TEUswithquaycranesthatcanreachacross22rowsofcontainers.Remote-controlledbridgecranesalloweachoperatortohandleuptosixcranes.JurongPorthandlessteelproducts,cement,projectcargoandcopperslag,usinganextensivenetworkofpipelinesandconveyorsystemsforspeedyandenvironmentallyfriendlydischargeandloading.Singaporeisalsowidelyconsideredoneofthelargestandmostimportantbunkeringportsintheworld.Bunkeringistheprocessofsupplyingfuelstoshipsfortheirownuse. Webcasts LogisticsTechnology:FiguringOuttheElusiveStandardizationProbleminGlobalLogistics(Part3) Jan13,20222:00PMEST BreakbulkandProjectShipping:First-QuarterReview&Outlook Jan20,20222:00PMEST PortPerformanceNorthAmerica:WhenWilltheBottlenecksEase? Dec14,20211:00PMEST MoreWebcasts WhitePapers CouldMeliobekeytopost-coronasuccess? TheTotalEconomicImpactofFlexeLogisticsPrograms RedefiningROI:IndustryPulseCheckonTransportationVisibilityValue MoreWhitepapers MajorportsbeginaligningdatanetworkswithCargoSmart,TradeLens 28Jul2020 Adata-sharinginitiativebetweenkeycontainergatewaysinEuropeandAsiaunderlinestheneedforshippersandservicepartnerstobeconnectedintomultipleshippingnetworks. Top50globalportrankings2018 09Aug2019 Asiangatewayscontinuedtodominatetheglobalportmarketin2018,handlingmorethanthree-quartersofthetotalthroughputofthetop50containerportsworldwide. ShipperstobenefitfromSingaporeportconsolidation 29May2019 Singapore’sTuasmega-portprojectisexpectedtobringgreaterefficienciestoexistingoperationswhileincreasingcapacitybyabout20millionTEUannuallyinthefirstphasealone. Top50ContainerPortsin2016:Shanghaitightensgriponcrown 10Aug2017 ItisShanghai’sseventhyearatoptherankings. TwoAsia-Europeporthubsindrivetodigitize 06Jun2017 ThedigitaltransformationofSingaporeandRotterdamwillplayacrucialroleintheircompetitivenessandbothportshavelaunchednewtechnologyinitiatives. CMACGM,PSAdoublecapacityatSingaporeterminal 28Mar2017 CMACGMsaidtheterminalhasachievedanaveragegrossberthproductivityofmorethan160movesperhour. Singaporeportpushesautomatedtrucking 09Jan2017 PSAsaidtheagreementstakeSingaporeonestepclosertotherealityofautonomousfreighttransport. SoutheastAsiatransshipmenthubstocompetefiercelyin2017 02Jan2017 SoutheastAsia’sportsceneisincrediblydynamic,and2017willbeayearofsignificantchangeswithbigimplicationsforshippers. PSASingaporeoutlinesHanjincargorecoverycosts 20Sep2016 PSASingaporehasissuedacirculardetailingthepriceofretrievingHanjinShippingcontainers. Containeralliancesposeopportunitiesandriskstotoptransshipmenthubs 08Aug2016 Thetrendtowardfewerservicesdeployinglargervesselswithmultiplecarrierspoolingcargowillcreatewinnersandloserswiththesuccessfulterminaloperatorsmostlikelyboastingstrongconnectionstothedominantmembersofthealliances. CMACGM,PSAterminaloperatorlinkupinSingapore 09Jun2016 CMACGMhasagreedtoformajointventurewithSingapore-basedPSA. ChinathroughputflatasHongKongcontinuestostruggle 24Feb2016 China’smajorportsregisteredaslightincreaseinyear-over-yearcontainerthroughputinJanuary.Thecountry’stop20portshandledover15.6million20-foot-equivalentunitsbetweentheminthefirstmonthof2016,anincreaseof0.5percentoverthesamemonththepreviousyear. SteadilydecliningvolumedropsHongKongdownglobalrankings 27Jan2016 HongKongslidtofifthplaceintheglobalportrankingsafteranotherdismalyearofdecliningvolumes,withtheeastChineseportofNingbo-Zhoushansteppingintofourthspot. Singaporetocutportfeesasvolumesags 13Jan2016 TheSingaporeportisreducingthefeesitchargescontainerlines10percentasthevolumeattheworld’ssecond-busiestportandAsia’stoptransshipmenthubsags. Singaporetrafficfallsforfourthstraightmonth 18Dec2015 ContainerthroughputattheportofSingaporefellbynearly16percentinNovembercomparedwiththesamemonthlastyear. Singaporeseesdriverlesstrucksasimprovingportproductivity 12Oct2015 Singapore’sMinistryofTransportandterminaloperatorPSACorporationareplanningtodevelopacontainertrucksystemthatwillboostportproductivitybyincreasingtheflowofboxeswithintheportandacrossthecity-state’sstreets. IBM,SingaporemineBigDatatoimproveportproductivity 21Aug2015 IBMandthePortAuthorityofSingaporeareworkingtotapso-calledBigDatatoimproveproductivityandmaritimesafetyatthemajortransshipmenthub. SlowingJunevolumesatworld’stoptwocontainerports 14Jul2015 SingaporebecamethesecondAsianhubporttodeclareslowingcontainerthroughputinJunefollowingweakgrowthreportedbyShanghailastweekintherunuptothepeakseasonperiodfromJulytoSeptember. Singapore’snewterminalstargetmega-vesselproductivity 24Jun2015 Singaporehasopenedtwonewphasesofits$2.6billionPasirPanjiangTerminal,anotherstepalongamassivedevelopmentroadthatwillhelptheportcopewithmega-shipsandalliancecomplexitiescontinuingtofrustratetransshipmenthubsintheregion. Builderofnewmega-portinSingaporestudiescontainer‘subway’ 18Jun2015 Thefeasibilityofacontainer“subway”inSingaporetocarrycontainersfromanewmega-portthroughundergroundtunnelsisbeingstudied. OOCL,YangMingupgradeChina-PakistanExpresswithHaziracall 27Mar2015 OOCLandYangMingLinehaveexpandedtheirjointChina-PakistanExpress(CPX)ServicebyaddingadirectcallatAdaniHaziraContainerTerminal,aprivatefacilityinWestIndia,startinginmid-April. HongKongportdeclineextendsintonewyear 17Feb2015 Hopesofapre-ChineseNewYearcontainervolumesurgethroughHongKongportwerefirmlydashedastheJanuarydatashowedthetransshipmenthubactuallysawayear-over-yeardeclineof6.1percentduringthefirstmonth. HongKongportdeclinesasSingaporegrows2014throughput 19Jan2015 HongKongportendedayearitwouldratherforgetwithannualcontainerthroughputfallingforathirdconsecutivetime,registering22.2millionTEUsin2014thatwasdown0.3percentonthepreviousyear'snumbers. OvercapacitynotaconcernforCSCLasgiantshipentersAsia-Europe 22Dec2014 AChinaShippingContainerLines(CSCL)executivehasshruggedoffdemandforecastspredicting3to5percentmarketgrowthinthenextfewyearsthatwillnotbeenoughtofillthecapacityfloodingintoservice. CoscoPacificheadsintoDecemberwiththroughputup10percent 16Dec2014 CoscoPacific,theportoperatingarmofChina’slargestshippingcompany,hasgrowthitsthroughputby10percentfromJanuarythroughNovemberthisyear,areflectionofstrongexportvolumesthatkeptitsterminalsbusyduringthesecondhalf. Portcongestionheretostay,MOLexecutivesays 28Nov2014 Therewillbenospeedysolutiontothecongestionthatiscreatingbottlenecksatportsaroundtheworldasterminalsbattletocopewithgrowingtradeandsurgesincontainervolume. Singaporefundsinitiativetoimproveportoperations 15Oct2014 Anew,$54millioninitiativeinSingaporewillresearchportmanagementandurbancongestiontohelpboostthecountry'sportefficiency. Singaporeposts2percentgrowthincontainervolume 16Sep2014 Containerhandlingrosenearly2percentinAugustattheworld’slargesttransshipmenthub,thePortofSingapore. Globalportsgrapplewithcongestiongeneratedbylargershipsandalliances 25Aug2014 ThepersistentcongestioncloggingmajorgatewayportsintheU.S.andEuropeisraisingadebateaboutwhetherit’sjustpeak-seasonvolumescausingdelaysinimportshipmentsortheinabilityofportstohandlethesharpgrowthincontainershipsizes. Weeklywrap-upforAug.2,2014:Vancouverpenaltiescuttingtruckturntimes;congestionworsensatNorthEuropeanports 02Aug2014 PortMetroVancouver’spenaltysystemforterminalsiscuttingtruckturntimesanddrawingattentionfromotherNorthAmericanportsstrugglingwithdrayagechallenges.AndcongestionseenearlierthisyearatRotterdamhascontinued,promptingdiversionsandsurcharges,andthecongestionisspreadingtootherportsintheNorthEuroperange. PortofSingaporerecordscontainervolumegrowth 15Jul2014 TheportofSingaporegrewitscontainerthroughput4.1percentinJune,comparedtothesamemonthlastyear,handling2.84million20-footcontainers,accordingtopreliminaryfiguresfromthecity-stateportauthority. SouthernAsianHubPortsInvestinaBiggerFuture 19May2014 TransshipmenthubsinSouthandSoutheastAsiaarepouringinvestmentintoexpandingfacilitiesandaddingnewequipmenttohandletheincreasingsizeofcontainervessels,thenewalliancegroupingsandsteadilyimprovingtrade. BigShipsPromptSingaporetoUpProductivityResearch 14Apr2014 Withproductivityagrowingbattlegroundamongcontainerterminals,Singaporeismakingahigh-profileresearchinvestmenttoensureitsport,theworld’ssecondbusiest,remainscompetitive. HongKong’sContainerTrafficFacesFurtherDecline 19Mar2014 TheportofHongKong,whichisalreadylosingcontainermarketsharetorivalChineseports,facesfurther“significant”declineinvolumefollowingthelaunchoftheP3Networkalliance... SingaporeHubsPoisedtoBenefitFromGrowthinAsianExports 20Jan2014 SingaporeissettobenefitthisyearfromitsstatusasoneofAsia’sleadingtransporthubs,asdemandfromkeymarketsintheWestbooststrade.   Page1 ›› PortNews LongshoremanLaborPanamaCanalNewsInternationalPortsAsianPortsPortofBusanPortofChittagongPortofChennaiPortofCochinPortofColomboPortofDalianPortofEnnorePortofFuzhouPortofHaldiaPortofHongKongPortofJawaharlalNehruPortofKandlaPortofKeihinPortofKhalifaPortofKlangPortofKolkataPortofKobePortofNagoyaPortofNhavaShevaPortofNingboPhilippinePortsAuthorityPortofQingdaoPortofShanghaiPortofShenzhenPortofSingaporePortofTanjungPriokPortofTanjungPelepasPortofTianjinPortofTokyoPortofVisakhapatnamPortofXiamenPortofNingbo-ZhoushanPortofGuangzhou(Nansha)PortofYokohamaIndianPortsAssociationPortofMumbaiDredgingEuropeanPortsPortEquipmentPortData&ServicesPortProductivitySouthAmericanPortsTerminalOperatorsUSPorts Podcasts TPM21Podcast:TechandevolutionatPortsAmerica TPM21Podcast:E-commercesurgeimpactonWestCoastrealestate TPM21Podcast:Howexposuretosupplychainrealitiesjoltedbusiness,consumerbehaviors MorePodcasts MoreonJOC NingboCOVID-19outbreakraisesfearsofnewtrans-Pacificbullwhip InternationalPorts NewCaliforniataskforceshinesspotlightonportautomation USPorts Oceancarrierskeepingcontainersclosetoportstymieson-dockrail USPorts StoughtonexpandingchassisproductiontoTexas TruckingEquipment Blumeacquiressourcingcollaborationplatform SupplyChainVisibility MoreNews&Analysis HOME MainNavigation EventsMaritimeContainerLinesInternationalFreightShippingTradeLanesShips&ShipbuildingTruckingLTLShippingTruckloadFreightTruckingFreightBrokersLaborTruckingHoursofServicePortsUSPortsInternationalPortsTerminalOperatorsLongshoremanLaborPortProductivityLogisticsDistributionCentersLogisticsTechnologyIndustrialRealEstateLogisticsProvidersAirCargoCoolCargoesRegulationsCustomsRegulationsTransportationPolicyTradePolicyTransportationRegulationsTradeDataInfrastructureNewsEconomyRailClassIRailroadsShortLinesandRegionalRailroadsIntermodalShippingInternationalRailInlandPortsLaborTechnologyBreakbulkSailingsSpecialTopics MoreonJOC.com SubscribeMagazineArchiveCoronavirusCoverageWebcasts