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priscilla 1Port of Singapore
March 6th 2009 01:20
The Port of Singapore is currently the world's busiest port in terms of total shipping tonnage, it also tranships a fifth of the world's shipping containers as the world's busiest container port, half of the world's annual supply of crude oil, and is the world's busiest transhipment port. It was also the busiest port in terms of total cargo tonnage handled until 2005, when it was surpassed by Shanghai. Thousands of ships drop anchor in the harbour, connecting the port to over 600 other ports in 123 countries and spread over six continents.
The Port of Singapore is an economic necessity due to the fact that Singapore is lacking in land and natural resources. The Port is critical for importing natural resources, and then later re-exporting them after they have been refined and shaped in some manner.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material and images from the Wikipedia page for Port of Singapore.
Ships laying at anchor outside the Port of Singapore.
The Port of Singapore is an economic necessity due to the fact that Singapore is lacking in land and natural resources. The Port is critical for importing natural resources, and then later re-exporting them after they have been refined and shaped in some manner.
Singapore Port Panorama - Click on the image to open a larger version and appreciate the view!
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material and images from the Wikipedia page for Port of Singapore.
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