Singapore will use Tuas warehousing to cope with supply chain disruption



         Singapore is expanding its port throughput, using the unoperated Tuas port (Tuas) to store containers and operating around the clock to help solve the problem of global supply chain disruption.


   Singapore’s Senior Minister of Transportation, Chi Hongda, said on Wednesday that the 2,000 teu cargo capacity was opened at Tuas Port last month, which is another ship after the 65,000 teu storage tanks launched at Keppel Terminal at the end of last year.


   He added that the company has also hired more than 2,500 local employees, increasing the workforce by about 20%.


   The first two berths for ships will open at the end of this year.


   When Tuas Terminal is fully completed in the 1940s, it will become the world's largest fully automated terminal with an annual throughput of 65 million teu, almost twice the throughput of Singapore’s 36.9 million teu in 2020.


   The rapid rebound of container traffic since last summer has encountered the obstacles of limited infrastructure, and the coronavirus-related staffing restrictions have further hindered the development of infrastructure and pulled the global supply chain to a breaking point.


   This, in turn, led to delays when the vessel was waiting to unload at the port. Then, the container stays inland for a long time, waiting to reach the final destination, then unloading and returning to the crowded terminal.


  The reliability of global ship scheduling has dropped from an average of 75% in the past few years to 35%-40% in 2021, and ships are arriving 7 and a half days late on average.


        "These developments have caused serious time delays and cost pressures at various points in the supply chain (including ports, transportation, warehouses and warehouses). Some companies have even switched to air freight to transport their supplies and products," Tat Express.


        "We have become the preferred port of shipping companies to make up for lost time and contact, and to solve some of their operational challenges. We are not only a catch-up port, but also a one-stop shop. Here we are shipping companies. Provide a range of different services. Such as refueling, supplies, and crew changes."


   He said that Singapore cannot completely resolve the deadlock, although it can try to reduce the extent of the problem.


   "Through active planning, effective communication and increased productivity, our goal is to help them catch up with delayed shipping schedules, shorten the shipping time of boxes, and complete more cargo connections."


   "(playing a more important role) is a conscious move based on long-term strategic considerations, because we recognize our global responsibility as a key transshipment hub port."