Singapore’s port handles record of over 40 million shipping containers in 2024

In 2024, Singapore’s port – consisting of terminals operated by both PSA and Jurong Port – surpassed the 2023 record

of 39.01 million TEUs.PHOTO: ST FILE

Esther Loi
DEC 28, 2024

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s largest port operator PSA handled more than 40 million shipping containers, or twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), in 2024, a record-breaking feat that it has called a “significant milestone”.

This means that in 2024, Singapore’s port – consisting of terminals operated by both PSA and Jurong Port – surpassed the 2023 record of 39.01 million TEUs, said Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat in a Facebook post on Dec 27.

Govt blocks Income-Allianz deal (acquisition by Allianz)

 

Singapore blocks Income-Allianz deal but leaves door open if concerns over public interest are fully addressed

The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth says it is not confident that the proposed transaction would not affect Income, or the co-op movement as a whole to carry out its social mission.

German insurer Allianz announced in July it was planning to buy a majority stake in Singapore's Income Insurance.
(Photos: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo, Reuters)

Ang Hwee Min

14 Oct 2024

 

SINGAPORE: The Singapore government has intervened to stop the proposed deal between Income Insurance and German insurer Allianz.

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Renald Loh

07 Dec 2024

Soaring high at 200 metres and gleaming gold at sunset, the architectural marvel that is Marina Bay Sands (MBS) is at once a striking silhouette of Singapore’s skyline and a symbol of its riches.

While the integrated resort’s (IR) impressive facade and iconic SkyPark have drawn the rich and famous from overseas, its counterpart southwest of the island appeals more to tourists such as 43-year-old Australian Kacy McDonald and her family.

Videos of travel influencers screaming their lungs out on roller coasters at Universal Studios Singapore (USS) and showing off their hauls from its novelty shops had captured the attention of Ms McDonald’s young children.

That's why Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), home to the USS theme park — and not the lavish MBS — was at the top of the list for the family's six-day holiday itinerary.

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Pope Francis commends Singapore's policies supporting the vulnerable, hopes for special attention to poor and elderly

Pope Francis also highlighted the risk of focusing solely on pragmatism or "placing merit above all things", consequently excluding the marginalised from benefiting from progress. 

Pope Francis and Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the pope’s state address on Sep 12, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Syamil Sapari)

Ang Hwee Min

12 Sep 2024 

SINGAPORE: Pope Francis has commended Singapore's policies to support the most vulnerable, adding that he hopes special attention will be paid to the poor and the elderly.