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PSA Singapore Terminals
is the flagship terminal of PSA International, one of
the leading global port groups, with investments in
28 port projects in 16 countries across Asia, Europe
and the Americas.
In 2009, the Singapore
Terminals handled 25.14 million TEUs of containers while
the Group's global throughput was 56.93 million TEUs.
PSA Singapore Terminals
is the world's busiest transhipment hub, handling about
one-fifth of the world's total container transhipment
throughput, and 6% of global container throughput.
It is also one of the
world's largest refrigerated container (reefer) ports
with some 6,000 reefer points, with a handling capacity of more than a
million reefers.
PSA Singapore Terminals
provides shippers with an excellent choice of 200 shipping
lines with connections to 600 ports in 123 countries.
This includes daily sailings to every major port in
the world.
In 2009, it was voted "Container Terminal Operator of the Year" at the Lloyd's List Asia Awards for the 9th time, and the "Best Container Terminal Operator (Asia) for the 20th time at the Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards.
The core businesses of
PSA Marine (Pte) Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PSA
International, are pilotage and towage. Beyond Singapore,
it has established towage presence in India, China,
Hong Kong and Southeast Asia through various subsidiaries
and joint venture companies.
With a fleet of more than 60 modern
and highly manoeuvrable harbour tugs, PSA Marine is
the largest harbour tug owner and operator in Asia.
PSA staff are represented
by the Singapore Port Workers Union and the Port Officers'
Union. Both Unions enjoy a close relationship with PSA
Management and Staff, and play a critical role in facilitating
skills upgrading for the flexible deployment of staff
across job functions to meet business needs. The strong
partnership has been forged through co-operation, regular
dialogue and communication.
Currently, PSA Singapore
Terminals employs some 6000 people.
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