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Phase 1 of mega Tuas port on track to open in 2021

There will be 21 deep-water berths in this phase which will be fully operational by 2027

Published Tue, Apr 23, 2019 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

RECLAMATION works for the first phase of the mega Tuas port project are on track to finish in 2021, with the last of the caissons installed on Tuesday.

A caisson is a gigantic box-like structure that forms wharves. It's 40 metres long, 28 metres wide, 28 metres high and weighs 15,000 tonnes. A total of 221 caissons have been installed since April 2016 for the Tuas Terminal Phase 1 project.

The installation of the final caisson on Tuesday, witnessed by Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport Khaw B…

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