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Singapore- A Busy Port
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Copyright: Murray Lines (MLINES)
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| Genre: Lieux |
| Média: Couleur |
| Date de prise de vue: 2007-05 |
| Catégories: Vie quotidienne, Transports |
| Appareil photographique: Sony DSC-F77 |
| Versions: version originale |
| Date de soumission: 2007-09-04 1:03 |
| Vue: 967 |
| Points: 12 |
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| [Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe |
Singapore is one of the world's busiest ports. Here dozens of ships await in a queue to unload or load. Out of the plane window when coming down to land at Changi Airport, one of the world's most efficient.
The Port of Singapore refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade handling functions in Singapore's harbours and which handle Singapore's shipping. Currently the world's busiest port in terms of total shipping tonnage, it also handles a quarter of the world's shipping containers as the world's busiest container port, half of the world's annual supply of crude oil, and is the world's busiest transshipment port. It was also the busiest port in terms of total cargo tonnage handled until 2005, when it was surpassed by Shanghai. Thousands of ships drop anchor in the harbour, connecting the port to over 600 other ports in 123 countries and spread over six continents.
The Port of Singapore is not a mere economic boon, but an economic necessity due to the fact that Singapore is lacking in land and natural resources. The Port is critical for importing natural resources, and then later re-exporting them after they have been refined and shaped in some manner, for example wafer fabrication or oil refining to generate revenue. Only then can the service industry such as hospitality services typical of a port of call, for example, restocking a ship's food and water supplies, take their role. The Straits of Johor is currently impassable by all ships as the Johor-Singapore Causeway links Singapore to Malaysia.
The port was documented in a MegaStructures programme of the National Geographic Channel called "World's Busiest Port".
The port is the world's busiest port in terms of shipping tonnage handled, with 1.15 billion gross tons (GT) handled in 2005. In terms of cargo tonnage, Singapore is ranked second behind Shanghai with 423 million tons handled. The port retains its position as the world's busiest hub for transhipment traffic in 2005, and is also the world's biggest bunkering hub, with 25 million tonnes sold in the same year.
Singapore is ranked first globally in 2005 in terms of containerised traffic, with 23.2 million Twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) handled. High growth in containerised traffic has seen the port overtaking Hong Kong since the first quarter of 2005, and has led the race ever since, with an estimated 19,335 TEUs handled in the year up to October, compared to 18,640 TEUs handled in Hong Kong in the same period. A rise in regional traffic consolidating the port's position in Southeast Asia, and increases in transhipment traffic using the strategic East Asia-Europe route via Singapore helped the port to emerge tops at the end of the year, a title it had not held since overtaking Hong Kong once in 1998. Wikipedia |
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- Uhu
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(5204) - [2007-09-04 1:25]
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Now this is great. Vast space and small ships and grand city at the back. Your photos shows us the might and growing power of that region of the world, which some people in Europe still underestimate, maybe because of a distances.
Hi Murray,
A good POV of the port of Singapore, the photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.
Pierre
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- jhm
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Hello Murray,
Indeed Singapore is one of the world's busiest ports, we see here the a lot ships wait on the just place.
The misty atmosphere care for a nice panorama view together with the different colours in the water.
Have a nice day,
John.
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- toto
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Belle photo de ce port de Singapour, belle profondeur de champ malgrés cette brume, cela nous permet de constater que c' est un endroit très fréquenté ou il ne doit pas etre bon de faire de la barque ou du vaurien( petit voilier ).Ce petit bateau qui va couper le grand a t il priorité de droite, non sans doute, j' ai entendu dire que les grands tonnages avaient priorité sur les petits, en voyant votre photo, je me rend bien conte que cela est normal qu' il faut avoir un diplome de capitaine pour piloter ces bateaux.Vraiment une belle vue qui permet de se rendre compte des difficultés a passer par la. Amitiés Thomas
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Hi Murray, A great shot of this very busy port & it shows, the cargo being brought in looks very impressive, the faint outlines of the high-rise buildings in the background gives nice depth, your POV is excellent, TFS, kind regards Wilson.
Hi Murray,
Amazing aerial shot giving meaning to the description of a busy harbor. What are the dark blurs in the water? It can't be oil, can it? Anyway, your note complements the photo very nicely. I too frequently wathc National Geographic Channel's MegaStructures series.
Warm regards,
Bulent
