Execution

Tuas passes 25 million TEU while Phase 2 handover remains unconfirmed

Published 14 July 2026 Updated 16 August 2026 Publisher IMWO Region Asia Pacific Confidence Confirmed
First Tuas Port Phase 2 caisson afloat beside the Hyundai E&C HFD 20000 marine construction vessel and an assisting tug

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

PSA reported on 6 August 2026 that Tuas Port had handled 25 million TEU since operations began in September 2022. That is an operating milestone for the wider port, whose first berths belong to Phase 1. MPA measured Phase 2 reclamation at 79.5% in December 2025 and planned to hand over six completed berths in March 2026; the cited sources do not confirm that the handover occurred.

Published scope and current milestone

PSA's 6 August 2026 release reports 25 million TEU handled since Tuas Port operations began in September 2022. MPA's programme timeline dates Phase 2 reclamation commencement to 7 March 2018, while Penta-Ocean's 1 March award record and MPA's 25 April agreement record define the Penta-Ocean-Hyundai-Boskalis joint venture and a package covering 387 hectares, dredging, soil improvement, caissons, wharf, and 9.1 kilometres of wall. The first caisson was installed on 4 July 2019 and all caisson fabrication was completed in April 2022. Owner factsheets advanced the aggregate reclamation record from about 60% in March 2023 to 70% in March 2024 and 75% by December 2024. MPA's 2024 annual report adds that all 227 caissons were constructed and 185 installed. The 2025 annual report moves reclamation to 79.5% as of December 2025 and says MPA was on track to hand the first six completed berths to PSA in March 2026; it does not say that handover occurred. Port Marine Notices 43 and 73 of 2026 confirm continuing work-zone and bulk-carrier controls through September and December 2026. The 25 million TEU total began with Phase 1 and identifies no Phase 2 berth, accepted marine scope or commissioning date. The 8.6-kilometre wharf and 9.1-kilometre seawall figures are different measures.

Port delivery and operating implications

An aggregate port-throughput milestone can be mistaken for evidence that a later construction phase has entered service. At Tuas, operating performance, reclamation progress, marine-civil acceptance, MPA-to-PSA handover and terminal commissioning are distinct records. Keeping them separate preserves the capacity timeline and the responsibilities of the reclamation joint venture, MPA and PSA.

Evidence conclusion

Handover, readiness and service evidence

The 25 million TEU total demonstrates that Tuas Port's automated operating system is scaling, but it does not close the Phase 2 delivery chain. The immediate Phase 2 evidence gap is whether the six-berth March 2026 handover occurred and what land, wharf, utilities and acceptance scope it covered. Marine-civil close-out, PSA terminal construction and systems integration, berth testing, commissioning and named capacity in service remain separately reportable. The wider port's throughput cannot be used as a Phase 2 completion percentage.

Outstanding evidence

  • Final caisson, seawall, reclamation, and marine-civil acceptance
  • Dredged access, berth geometry, navigation controls, and residual marine work zones
  • Additional MPA-to-PSA land and wharf handovers tied to named berths
  • Terminal utilities, cranes, yard systems, automation, and integration testing
  • Berth commissioning, first commercial calls, and capacity entering service

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