PSA Tuas Port Hits 25 Million TEUs as World Largest Automated Terminal Scales Up

The 25 million TEU milestone validates Tuas Port’s ability to scale its fully automated operations to absorb shifting global cargo flows and buffer supply chain disruptions. PSA International group chief executive Ong Kim Pong noted that with global trade patterns becoming increasingly complex, robust coordination across ports and supply chain nodes has become more essential than ever.

The automated port is a core component of PSA’s “Node to Network” strategy, which links the company’s local transshipment capabilities with its broader global port ecosystem. This will help Singapore retain its position as the world’s leading container transshipment hub.

PSA Singapore processed 44.5 million TEUs in 2025 and maintains a network connecting to 600 ports globally with daily sailings. Beyond standard port operations, the company relies on port adjacency services and bespoke digital solutions to provide mid-mile logistics and shared end-to-end supply chain visibility.

The Tuas Port milestone comes after a World Bank study published in late July showed that ports in East Asia and the Pacific need US$12 billion in annual investment between 2025 and 2040 to raise efficiency and capacity.

If container trade growth stays at 3.5 to 4 per cent a year, US$90 billion in total investment, or US$6 billion a year, will be needed to nearly double capacity to 300 million TEUs by 2040. Ports in Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia will require about 25 per cent of that total capital.

For Singapore, continued investment in port infrastructure underpins its role as a global trade hub and supports the broader economy, including the commercial property sector that services the logistics, shipping, and trade finance industries.