Strait of Singapore Shipping - Singapore

High above Singapore's southern waterfront, this camera looks out over the port at Tanjong Pagar and the Strait of Singapore beyond, where container ships, tankers and cruise ships pass in a steady stream and many more wait at anchor offshore.

Singapore's trade has always depended on this stretch of water, and in 1982 it overtook Rotterdam as the busiest port in the world. Today it's the world's busiest transshipment hub, where cargo is moved between ships heading all over the globe.

The port is now on the move, though. Singapore is gradually shifting its container terminals west to the huge new Tuas Port, due to be completed in the 2040s, which will free up the old docks along this waterfront for homes, offices and parks.

Did You Know? Singapore's first container terminal opened right here at Tanjong Pagar in 1972.

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