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Tuas Port Phase 2 reclamation and terminal development

Artist rendering of the future Tuas Port showing reclaimed terminal areas, multiple basins, long quay lines, container yards, and ship-to-shore cranes

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (artist rendering)

Singapore's Tuas Port Phase 2 combines 387 hectares of reclamation, a 9.1-kilometre seawall formed with 227 caissons, deep-water wharf development, progressive MPA-to-PSA land handover, and terminal construction. MPA's 2025 annual report puts reclamation at 79.5% as of December 2025 and records a March 2026 target for handing the first six completed berths to PSA; the report does not confirm that the handover occurred.

Project signal

Delivery in Singapore

Separate the MPA-led Phase 2 reclamation and wharf package from PSA's terminal construction and operating role. Do not attribute Tuas Port's already operating Phase 1 berths to Phase 2, and do not convert the 79.5% reclamation measure, a scheduled berth handover, construction-vessel berthing, completed caisson fabrication, or a marine notice into final installation, accepted handover, terminal readiness, or commercial operation.

Current status Owner reports Phase 2 reclamation at 79.5% as of December 2025; its March 2026 target for handing six completed berths to PSA remains unverified, while current marine notices confirm active delivery Source confidence Confirmed

Location

Singapore / Asia Pacific

Segment

Port infrastructure

Status

Owner reports Phase 2 reclamation at 79.5% as of December 2025; its March 2026 target for handing six completed berths to PSA remains unverified, while current marine notices confirm active delivery / Confirmed

Evidence reviewed

20 July 2026

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Project anatomy

Scope, counterparties, and execution logic

Client / authority
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
Delivery parties
Penta-Ocean Construction, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Boskalis International, PSA Singapore
Contract route
Penta-Ocean announced the MPA contract award in March 2018 to a joint venture of Penta-Ocean Construction, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, and Boskalis International. MPA progressively hands completed reclaimed land to PSA, which develops and operates the terminal; PSA is not identified as the Phase 2 reclamation contractor.
Execution window
Phase 2 reclamation commenced on 7 March 2018 and the first caisson was installed on 4 July 2019. MPA reported about 60% completion in March 2023, 70% in March 2024, 75% by December 2024 and 79.5% as of December 2025. Its 2024 annual report recorded all 227 caissons constructed and 185 installed. The 2025 annual report said MPA was on track to hand the first six completed berths to PSA in March 2026, but did not confirm that handover. Current notices regulate Phase 2 works through 25 September 2026 and bulk-carrier operations through 19 December 2026.
Works package
Phase 2 comprises approximately 387 hectares of reclaimed land, 227 caissons forming about 9.1 kilometres of seawall, deep-water wharf and berth infrastructure, associated dredging and marine access, and progressive handover of completed land to PSA for terminal construction, systems, equipment, and operations.
Marine interfaces
Reclamation fill, caisson production and installation, seawall and wharf formation, dredging and deep-water access, temporary marine work zones, bulk-carrier movements, land handover, and PSA terminal construction must remain sequenced inside an operating port and heavily managed navigation environment.
Commercial read
The principal reclamation joint venture and PSA terminal role are established. Remaining decisions concern the timing and boundaries of marine completion, berth handover, dredging and navigation controls, terminal civil and systems packages, equipment installation and phased commissioning. Tuas Port cannot be treated as one undifferentiated contract.
Next milestone
Confirm whether the first six completed berths were handed to PSA in March 2026, then track final caisson and seawall installation, reclamation completion, marine-civil acceptance, PSA terminal construction and named berth commissioning.

Material change register

What changed, when, and what it proves

Only source-bound events that alter phase, scope, counterparties, delivery, completion, commissioning, or acceptance are listed. A change can advance the record without proving the next gate.

MPA extended Phase 2 bulk-carrier operations through December 2026

Port Marine Notice 73 set 24-hour operations in two project-area work zones from 20 June to 19 December 2026 and superseded a 2025 notice. It confirms continuing construction logistics, not completed reclamation, accepted wharf geometry, or commercial terminal operation.

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MPA renewed the Phase 2 marine work area through September 2026

Port Marine Notice 43 extended the regulated works period from 26 March to 25 September 2026 and revised the work-area chart and craft list. The notice is activity and navigation-control evidence, not a construction-completion or acceptance certificate.

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Owner measured Phase 2 reclamation at 79.5%

MPA's 2025 annual report advanced the aggregate reclamation measure and said the first six completed berths were targeted for handover to PSA in March 2026. It did not confirm handover, marine-civil acceptance, terminal readiness or operation.

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Owner raised the Phase 2 reclamation record to about 75%

MPA reported Phase 2 reclamation about 75% complete. Its accompanying statement that 11 Tuas Port berths were operational describes the wider port and cannot be reassigned to Phase 2; civil acceptance, handover, terminal systems, and Phase 2 commissioning remained separate.

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Owner reported 70% reclamation and a 2027 completion expectation

MPA advanced the aggregate Phase 2 reclamation measure from the prior 60% record to about 70% and stated that reclamation was expected to finish in 2027. The forecast did not establish final caisson installation, accepted marine works, or terminal readiness.

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Owner first published a 60% Phase 2 completion measure

MPA reported reclamation about 60% complete and kept Phase 1 completion and operations separate from Phase 2. This is an aggregate civil-progress baseline, not a berth, dredging, wharf or operating acceptance event.

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The first Phase 2 caisson was installed

MPA marked the first of 227 planned caissons entering the wharf and seawall sequence for the 387-hectare phase. A first installation demonstrated the method and work-front start but did not prove repeat cadence, full wall continuity, reclamation, or terminal delivery.

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Phase 2 reclamation works commenced

MPA's current programme timeline records physical reclamation commencement on 7 March 2018. This moves the record from award to execution while leaving caisson installation, dredging output, land formation, handover, and operation as later gates.

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Penta-Ocean announced the Phase 2 reclamation and wharf award

The contractor identified the Penta-Ocean-Hyundai-Boskalis joint venture and a package covering reclamation, deep-water wharf, dredging, soil improvement and caisson works. The award fixed scope and counterparties, while mobilisation and accepted output remained ahead.

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Delivery watch

Evidence needed next

Confirm whether the first six completed berths were handed to PSA in March 2026, then track final caisson and seawall installation, reclamation completion, marine-civil acceptance, PSA terminal construction and named berth commissioning.

Decision watchpoints

  • Final caisson installation and reclamation completion
  • Wharf, berth, dredging, and navigation-control milestones
  • Confirmation of the planned March 2026 handover of six completed berths from MPA to PSA
  • Terminal civil works, systems, equipment, and berth commissioning
  • Separation of Phase 2 delivery from already operating Tuas berths

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Evidence reviewed 20 July 2026 Sources in this record 12

Source record

Penta-Ocean's 1 March 2018 award announcement identifies the joint venture with Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Boskalis and the reclamation, wharf, dredging, soil-improvement, and caisson scope. MPA's current programme timeline dates physical reclamation commencement to 7 March 2018, while its 25 April agreement record identifies a SGD 1.46 billion package, 387 hectares, 9.1 kilometres of caisson wall, and reuse of dredged material. MPA's 4 July 2019 record confirms installation of the first caisson. Owner factsheets then report approximately 60% completion in March 2023, 70% in March 2024, and 75% in January 2025. The 2024 annual report records all 227 caissons constructed, 185 installed, and land for the first five berths to be progressively handed to PSA. The 2025 annual report advances the aggregate reclamation measure to 79.5% as of December 2025 and says the first six completed berths were targeted for handover to PSA in March 2026; it does not state that handover occurred. Port Marine Notices 43 and 73 of 2026 establish continued work-zone and 24-hour bulk-carrier controls into September and December 2026. PSA's terminal sheet identifies Tuas Port as in progress. The 8.6-kilometre wharf figure and 9.1-kilometre seawall figure describe different measures. Final caisson installation, completed dredging, marine-civil acceptance, terminal-system readiness, named Phase 2 berth commissioning and Phase 2 capacity in service have not been reported.

Phase: delivery. Evidence reviewed: 20 July 2026.

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