Maritime and aviation reports
Charting the course for maritime Singapore
Global aviation and maritime leaders were in town this month. Insight looks at the challenges Singapore faces in both sectors and what it's doing to stay ahead of the competition. Here's a look at the maritime sector.
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The Tanjong Pagar container terminal. More than 130,000 ships call at the port each year.
PHOTO: ST FILE
In 1969, Singapore began construction of a container terminal in Tanjong Pagar.
The first such facility in South-east Asia, the decision by the then-Port of Singapore Authority to build the terminal was seen as controversial at the time.
