08JUL2019 - NEWS - Tuas Port Phase 2 Begins

The first caisson has been installed for Singapore's Tuas Port Phase 2. Another 226 caissons will be installed over the next eight years, and close to 400 hectares of land will be reclaimed in the building of the 8.6-kilometer (5.3-mile) wharf. When fully operational, Tuas Terminal Phase 2 will add a capacity of 21 million TEUs. 

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will develop Tuas Next-Generation Port in four phases, and all container operations in Singapore will be consolidated at Tuas by the 2040s. Tuas Terminal will open progressively from 2021, when the first two berths are expected to be completed. When fully operational by 2027, Phase 1 will see 21 deep-water berths that are able to handle about 20 million TEUs per year. When fully completed, Tuas' 21 container terminals will be able to handle up to 65 million TEUs annually.