Trend of Increased Container Volume, Off-schedule Vessel Arrivals and Tuas Port's Measures to Better Manage Congestion

Debated in Parliament on 2 Jul 2024.

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Liang Eng Hwa asked about the sustainability of increased container volumes into the year-end, the percentage of off-schedule vessel arrivals, and how Tuas Port can manage vessel bunching and reduce congestion.
Chee Hong Tat referred to his prior oral and written replies in Parliament, indicating that detailed responses to these questions were already provided in the July 2024 sitting.
The debate highlighted concerns over port congestion due to rising cargo volumes and vessel delays, with official updates expected from existing parliamentary records.

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Liang Eng Hwa

Mr Liang Eng Hwa asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether the increased container volume in first five months of 2024 will continue into the rest of the year and beyond; (b) how many of the container vessel arrivals at Singapore’s ports are off-schedule; and (c) how can Tuas Port better manage vessel-bunching and minimise port congestion.

Chee Hong Tat

I thank the Member for his questions. I have addressed them in my Oral reply to Parliamentary Question 113 at the 2 July 2024 Parliament Sitting. [Please refer to "Adequacy of Singapore’s Seaports to Anticipate and Manage Severe Cargo Congestion", Official Report, 2 July 2024, Vol 95, Issue 137, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]

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Liang Eng Hwa asked about the sustainability of increased container volumes into the year-end, the percentage of off-schedule vessel arrivals, and how Tuas Port can manage vessel bunching and reduce congestion.
Chee Hong Tat referred to his prior oral and written replies in Parliament, indicating that detailed responses to these questions were already provided in the July 2024 sitting.
The debate highlighted concerns over port congestion due to rising cargo volumes and vessel delays, with official updates expected from existing parliamentary records.

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Trend of Increased Container Volume, Off-schedule Vessel Arrivals and Tuas Port's Measures to Better Manage Congestion

Debated in Parliament on 2 Jul 2024.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Liang Eng Hwa asked about the sustainability of increased container volumes into the year-end, the percentage of off-schedule vessel arrivals, and how Tuas Port can manage vessel bunching and reduce congestion.
Chee Hong Tat referred to his prior oral and written replies in Parliament, indicating that detailed responses to these questions were already provided in the July 2024 sitting.
The debate highlighted concerns over port congestion due to rising cargo volumes and vessel delays, with official updates expected from existing parliamentary records.

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Liang Eng Hwa

Chee Hong Tat

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Liang Eng Hwa asked about the sustainability of increased container volumes into the year-end, the percentage of off-schedule vessel arrivals, and how Tuas Port can manage vessel bunching and reduce congestion.
Chee Hong Tat referred to his prior oral and written replies in Parliament, indicating that detailed responses to these questions were already provided in the July 2024 sitting.
The debate highlighted concerns over port congestion due to rising cargo volumes and vessel delays, with official updates expected from existing parliamentary records.

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Trend of Increased Container Volume, Off-schedule Vessel Arrivals and Tuas Port's Measures to Better Manage Congestion

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Trend of Increased Container Volume, Off-schedule Vessel Arrivals and Tuas Port's Measures to Better Manage Congestion

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Liang Eng Hwa

Chee Hong Tat

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