Singapore’s next-generation Tuas port recently won an award under the category Community Outreach & Port City Dialogue: Port Development and License to Operate at the International Association of Ports and Harbors’ World Ports Sustainability Awards. The award acknowledges the efforts of the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) in aligning and integrating port and community objectives for the betterment of both. These efforts include developing community engagement programmes and managing the externalities of port expansion in urban environments.
When fully completed in 2040, Tuas port will be the world’s single largest container port capable of handling up to 65 million twenty-foot equivalent units annually. Consolidating all existing container handling facilities, the port will help in reducing inter-terminal haulage operations and, hence, greenhouse gas emissions.
In order to protect marine habitats and sensitive commercial water intakes, the MPA conducted detailed environmental impact assessments and adhered to strict environmental quality objectives during the reclamation works. Besides, more than 50 per cent of the total fill materials for reclamation in Phases I and II are recycled.
