Investments in ports foretell the future of global commerce

Jan 14th 2023

Singapore

Driverless vehicles whizz across five new berths at Tuas Mega Port, which sits on a swathe of largely reclaimed land at the western tip of Singapore. Unmanned cranes loom overhead, circled by camera-fitted drones. The berths are the first of 21 due by 2027. When it is completed in 2040, the complex will be the largest container port on Earth, boasts PSA International, its Singaporean owner.

The trade winds blow east

Worldwide port container throughput, TEUs*, bn

Latin America

Middle East and Africa

North

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