SINGAPORE PLANTS PROJECT CARGO

City-State Enjoys Domestic and Regional Growth

The saturation of container terminals stretching along Singapore’s southern coast from its city-center westward to Tuas port leave no doubt regarding the country’s continued leading position in the container sector, in regular rivalry with Shanghai and Hong Kong. The volume of container traffic, along with the related massive terminal footprint, can tend to overshadow other sectors that contribute to the diversity of the nation’s transportation mix, including the tanker trade, air freight, logistics, cruise ships, bunkering, the offshore sector, and operations that facilitate the project and heavy-lift sector.

By Thomas Timlen

The diversity of project and heavylift operations conducted in Singapore is as varied as the multiple activities driving demand for these services. The offshore sector is one of the key businesses generating demand, yet even here, provision of transport covers only part of the story. Singapore’s