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How did Jurong Port, which started operations in 1965, go on to play a role in Singapore’s growth and development into the modern metropolis it is today? Join us as we trace its origins with JTC and MPA.
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00:01Ah, all in a day's work.
00:05We had some giraffes coming to Jurong Port.
00:08I'm really scared, man.
00:13Singapore is a maritime nation.
00:15Our maritime industry contributes 7% to our GDP.
00:20Ships from all corners of the globe converge here,
00:23bringing goods and connecting us to the world.
00:26But our ports are not just a gateway for trade.
00:29Jurong Port has played a huge role in building Singapore.
00:37Jurong Port started operations in 1965.
00:40That was the same year that Singapore became independent.
00:43So we were started to help build Singapore into this modern city
00:48because we needed a lot of construction materials at that point.
00:52Whether it's steel, whether it's cement,
00:54and all the other things that needs to go into buildings.
00:57So that's where Jurong Port comes in.
00:59We were the entry point for all these construction materials
01:01that needed to come into Singapore.
01:03So besides construction materials,
01:05do anything else come through Jurong Port?
01:07Yeah, all kinds of things come through Jurong Port.
01:09Anything that cannot go into a container
01:12will come to Jurong Port.
01:14We also have live animals coming through Jurong Port.
01:16Wow!
01:17We have live chickens,
01:18we have live pigs,
01:19they are imported from Indonesia.
01:21And when Mandine Zoo needs to bring wild animals in,
01:24they also use us sometimes.
01:26We had some giraffes coming to Jurong Port
01:29because giraffes cannot take aeroplanes,
01:31so they had to come by a ship
01:32and that's where they came through us.
01:34So how do you see Jurong Port supporting Singapore's growth in the coming years?
01:38Well, I guess the most important thing that we are doing
01:41is that we will be building Singapore's first integrated construction park
01:46here in Jurong Port.
01:47The idea is to bring downstream processes
01:50like the manufacturing of ready-mixed concrete,
01:53the assembly of prefabricated modules
01:56closer to the sources of raw materials that come in via Jurong Port.
02:01I think by putting everything in close proximity,
02:04we are confident that this will help the construction industry
02:08save a lot of time and a lot of money.
02:11Just like the rest of Singapore,
02:13Jurong Port looks very different from what it did in 1965.
02:16But one thing I guess has not changed
02:18is that we are the primary entry point
02:21for all the raw materials that Singapore needs
02:24for its growth and development.
02:31So we are actually inside the CSU, which is the continuous-shaped unloader.
02:41So this is one of the CSU cabins that we have.
02:43So inside the CSU, as you can see, it is all air-conditioned and enclosed
02:47so that it is to protect all the operators from all the harsh environments,
02:50the dusty environments.
02:54Okay, so currently what you see here, you see our CSU,
02:56our continuous-shaped unloader actually discharging the semen
02:59from one of the vessel hatches over here.
03:01Right.
03:02So we are actually using the screw conveyancing system,
03:05as you can see from the vertical conveyor of this unloader,
03:08right through this horizontal and all the way through our conveyor belt system
03:11and into our consigning silos.
03:13So the vessels that come into Jurong Port varies from somewhere around 19,000 tons
03:18to at most 50,000 tons.
03:20So let's say this particular vessel here, which is about 27,000 to 30,000 tons,
03:25we can actually supply up to 2,430 four-room HDB flats.
03:31Yes.
03:32200 and?
03:33Ah, 2,000.
03:342,430 HDB flats.
03:36Or four-room HDB flats, yeah.
03:38Wow.
03:39Okay.
03:40Well that really puts it into perspective.
03:41Yes.
03:42And all these are used in the construction of our houses and our roads in Singapore?
03:45Yes, that is right.
03:46So they are used for houses, HDB flats, our shopping malls, our bridges.
03:50And so has it always been this way since independence?
03:53Okay.
03:54So back then, early on, all the individual cement operators or importers have their own silos
03:59and also their own waterfronts.
04:00So back then, in the early 1960s, that was when the cement, on board the cement cargoes,
04:05they were actually packed into bags and then transported via the lorries into the respective cement factories.
04:11Ah.
04:12So this is a more effective system that you have right now?
04:14Yes.
04:15Correct.
04:16And as you can see, these three CSUs, they are actually introduced somewhere about three years ago.
04:21So they actually have the capability to discharge up to 1,000 TPH.
04:24Okay.
04:25Actually, what we are seeing right now is actually we are shifting out the unloader.
04:28It's because due to the rain, because the cement cargoes, they can't be in contact with rain.
04:34They are very sensitive, right?
04:35Right.
04:36So what we are seeing now is that we are actually stopping the operations and closing the hatch
04:40to actually resume later on.
04:58Right now, we are actually at the WAF side, over looking at the whole RMC ecosystem, the aggregates transfer.
05:04Right.
05:05Yeah.
05:06And what are aggregates?
05:07Okay.
05:08Actually, right now I have it here.
05:09So aggregates are sand and granite.
05:11Okay.
05:12So it's an important ingredient for the concrete patching.
05:15What is concrete patching?
05:17Concrete patching requires powder, cement, aggregates, water to make fluid concrete.
05:24Sometimes additives are also added, but basically in layman's terms, we are looking at like a baking process.
05:31So baking powder, flour, eggs and water, you know, come together to make cake.
05:36So it's one component of the fluid concrete?
05:38Yes.
05:39And fluid concrete is what is used to build our homes?
05:41Oh yes.
05:42Definitely.
05:43So everything we see behind us, those are all the aggregates?
05:46Yes, they are the aggregates.
05:47So all this, right, are transferred to our RMC ecosystem.
05:51All right.
05:52So how was it done before this current conveying system?
05:55Okay.
05:56So before it was implemented, aggregate transfer was actually labour intensive and truck intensive.
06:02So the vessel will actually have to transfer the cargo to the barge.
06:07From there, the barge, right, will actually use wheel loader to transfer the materials to the truck.
06:14Then the trucks will actually send to the nearby batching plant or storage plot.
06:19So does it cut down the number of steps basically that take from point A to point B?
06:22Definitely.
06:23So over here at JP, we have deep water perv.
06:26So it eliminates the double handling.
06:28Let me show you our conveying system.
06:30So how does it get from where we were just now to here?
06:34Okay.
06:35So actually you can see our balancing crane.
06:37Yes.
06:38We actually scoop the aggregates and transfer to the shutter.
06:41And from there through the conveying belt, it will actually help the importers to transfer the aggregates to the storage plot as well as the batching plant itself.
06:52It actually help us, right, to eliminate more than one million truck trips.
06:56Wow, one million.
06:57That's a lot.
06:58Yeah, this whole system make it greener and more efficient.
07:02Yes.
07:03It is really cool to see this in person because, you know, we're just at the other side.
07:14And Linda explained to me that it's all connected.
07:16So what we see over here, this was actually the five slight-looking pipes that we saw at the previous place.
07:25And she said that it has totally eliminated the need for any trucks in between.
07:29So yeah, it's really, really cool.
07:31I even asked about, you know, what the next steps towards sustainability are.
07:35And she did mention that if I look outside, there are solar panels.
07:38So they are employing these things for solar energy.
07:45So working with Jurong Pot really has its advantages.
07:49So the material comes in non-stop and allows us to also work 24-7.
07:55As we have many customers who operate all night long.
07:59Oh, okay.
08:00So that's a big advantage having Jurong Pot as a partner for us.
08:04So this is the material that we get from Jurong Pot that comes into their conveyor.
08:10Yeah.
08:11Then that goes into an island cockpit conveyor.
08:13So under here, you have a very long conveyor belt all the way.
08:17Right.
08:18It gets transferred to a bucket elevator that is up here.
08:21And that will go all the way to the top.
08:24Oh, okay, okay.
08:26So is that one of the ways in which it has made everything a little bit easier or more efficient?
08:32So this way we use the wheel loader less.
08:35So that way we can also use less diesel.
08:37Because a lot of it is mechanized.
08:39Ah, okay.
08:40In a conventional batching plant, the wheel loader will be working a lot harder and consuming a lot more diesel.
08:45Right, okay.
08:46So similarly, it's like a more sustainable way of doing it.
08:50Yes.
08:51In a sense.
08:52Okay, cool.
08:54While Jurong Pot continues to play a key role in Singapore's development,
08:58much of our daily lives depend on the goods that come in through these ports.
09:03The port has always been an important part of Singapore's identity.
09:07And since independence, it has continued to play a very, very critical part in Singapore's development,
09:13as well as industrialization.
09:15So in the early decades, post-independence, the port was critical in bringing in raw materials that were important for our industrialization drive,
09:24made sure that we were able to build factories, able to build our economy.
09:29In 1972, we also made a strategic bet by building Southeast Asia's first container port in Tanjung Park.
09:40Since then, as shipping grew, we have added new ports and expanded our operations in Kapo, in Pasipanjang and Brani.
09:49And now we are working to develop a new port in Tuas as well.
09:54So why do we have so many different ports in Singapore?
09:57It is about meeting demand as well as building ahead of demand.
10:01But when shipping continued to grow, we decided to add more ports.
10:06And now we are looking ahead further to make sure that we are ready for the future.
10:11So we are now working on building a port in Tuas, in the western part of Singapore.
10:16We will be able to consolidate all our port operations in one location in Tuas.
10:21And it will be the world's largest fully automated port.
10:25So ports really do affect our access to things day to day in Singapore.
10:30Yes, it's true.
10:31The ports are actually the silent engines that underpin Singapore's economy as well as our nation.
10:38So everything that we eat, everything that you wear comes in through our ports.
10:43There's nothing I can think of that doesn't come in through our ports.
10:46For example, during COVID, the ports were very, very important because we had to bring in medical supplies,
10:52masks and food supplies and all that came in through our ports.
10:56So the port has in fact been critical to Singapore's economy and been the gateway for us to the rest of the world.
11:06I think I've learnt a lot from the people that I've spoken to.
11:09I've realised that a lot of the things that we rely very much on, the things that come through our ports.
11:15It is very important to Singapore not just in terms of for business but also for our day to day and our quality of living as well.
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