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| | Singapore-The Regional Maritime Hub (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | Today, Singapore is the world's busiest port in terms of shipping tonnage, the world's second busiest transshipment port (80% of container traffic in Singapore is for transshipment), the world's top bunkering port, a key ship building and repair center, and has the seventh largest merchant fleet in the world. |
 | | Physically, the Port of Singapore comprises four multi-berth container terminals (Tanjong Pagar, Brani, Keppel and Pasir Panjang) and a separate general terminal, all operated by the former Port of Singapore Authority (now PSA Corporation); and a bulk and conventional cargo port and container berth, run by Jurong Port Pte. |
 | | Although Jurong Port is building up its container handling infrastructure, taking advantage of its deep draft of up to 16 meters, its government-directed focus appears more on developing new business or diverting business from other regional ports, than taking away existing business from PSA. |
| singapore.usembassy.gov /ep/2001/MaritimeHub2001.html (2950 words) |
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