The world's largest container transshipment hub, Singapore, handles about one-fifth of the world's total container shipment. In 2007, Singapore Terminals handled 27.1 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUS) of containers.
The port of Singapore operates 4 container terminals and 2 multi-purpose terminals in Singapore, and links shippers to an excellent network of 200 shipping lines with connections to 600 ports in 123 countries.
Image: A general view of the Singapore container port. | Photograph: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images
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