Singapore laat 227 betonblokken in zee zakken om de grootste geautomatiseerde haven ter wereld te bouwen
Contractor Boskalis fabricated all 227 caissons by April 2022, each measuring about 131 ft long, 66 ft wide, and 98 ft high, and positioned them onto a prepared rock base to form a 5.7-mile seawall for Phase 2. The phase reclaims roughly 956 acres and is designed to add 21 million TEUs of annual container capacity; reclamation was close to 80 percent complete as of March 2026. When all four phases finish, Tuas Port will cover approximately 3,304 acres with 66 berths and a total capacity of 65 million TEUs per year, making it the world’s largest fully automated container terminal. Singapore handled a record 44.66 million TEUs in 2025, an 8.6 percent rise from 2024. Automation relies on electrified automated guided vehicles, automated cranes, and a private 5G network, which the Maritime and Port Authority says can cut carbon emissions by about 50 percent compared with diesel equipment, though the reclamation and construction carry a significant footprint. Corals at Sultan Shoal were relocated to Sisters’ Island and St. John’s Island, and dredged soil, clay, and silt from other Singapore projects were used as fill.