Combi Terminal, a new facility for multipurpose vessels carrying a combination of containers and general cargo, has begun operations.
Managed by Jurong Port, the terminal’s launch eliminates the need for multipurpose vessels visiting Singapore to call at separate terminals or berths to load or unload different cargo types.
Ooi Boon Hoe, CEO of Jurong Port, said: “With our Combi Terminal, our customers that carry diverse cargo types on their vessels enjoy the flexibility of shortened ship turnaround time.”
Occupying a total area of 6.6 ha, the terminal comprises three dedicated deepwater berths of 575 m in length with a 15.7 m draft. 
It is equipped with quay cranes that have been adapted to handle general cargo as well as containers. In addition, mobile harbour cranes can be deployed for the handling of heavy lift cargo.
Coinciding with the launch, Pilbara Express Lines is initiating a new trade route and commencing a direct liner service between Jurong Port and the Port of Dampier in North Western Australia.
Law Chung Ming, group director of transport and logistics for International Enterprise Singapore, said: “Combi Terminal adds to Singapore’s position as a premier transhipment hub.”
“With this, the new route to the Port of Dampier will expand Singapore’s hinterland for transhipment to the Pilbara region in Australia, enhancing business connectivity, opening up more trade and investment opportunities for companies.”
Pilbara Express Lines, ANL and Eng Lee Shipping are the first three anchor customers of the facility.
In 2015, Jurong Port’s local and overseas terminals handled close to 34m tonnes of general and bulk cargo, and 560,000 teu of containers.
