Project record

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. PSA reported on 6 August 2026 that the wider Tuas Port had handled 25 million TEU since operations began in September 2022. That cumulative operating result began with Phase 1 and cannot be reassigned to the unconfirmed Phase 2 handover.

Project signal

Delivery in Singapore

Current status Phase 2 reclamation stood at 79.5% in December 2025 and its planned six-berth handover remains unverified; the wider Tuas Port passed 25 million TEU in August 2026, but that operating total began with Phase 1 Source confidence Confirmed

Location

Singapore / Asia Pacific

Segment

Port infrastructure

Status

Phase 2 reclamation stood at 79.5% in December 2025 and its planned six-berth handover remains unverified; the wider Tuas Port passed 25 million TEU in August 2026, but that operating total began with Phase 1 / Confirmed

Last checked

14 August 2026

Coverage

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Port infrastructure is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

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. PSA's 6 August 2026 operating milestone covers 25 million TEU handled across Tuas Port since September 2022; it confirms ramp-up of the wider port, not the date or scope of the Phase 2 berth handover.
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 evidence boundary
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.

Project timeline

Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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PSA reported 25 million TEU handled across the wider Tuas Port

The cumulative total covers Tuas operations since September 2022 and confirms continuing terminal ramp-up. It began with Phase 1 and does not identify the planned Phase 2 six-berth handover, marine-civil acceptance or named Phase 2 capacity in service.

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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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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • 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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Reporting status

Delivery, confirmed confidence

Last checked 14 August 2026 across 13 cited sources. The dated timeline above carries the project events.

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