Chong Boon Secondary School Sec 2 Geography Unit 9: Singapore as a Transport and Communications Hub

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Objective

•By the end of this lesson, you will be able to •Evaluate the development of Singapore as a Transport and Communications Hub.

Why become a Transport and Communications hub?

•Economic sense.•Natural Strategic geographical location.•Existing excellent infrastructure.

Singapore as a Transport Hub – Land Transport• Improving land transport leads to efficient

movement of goods and humans.• This promotes economic development of

the area.• Singapore is at the tip of Peninsular

Malaysia, ready connection by road (via causeway)• Land transport is lowest in cost. • Presence of world-class port is used by

regional countries for trade.

Goods across the Causeway

Land Transport

• Asian Highway network links Singapore through to Thailand. • North-south highway in Malaysia

facilitates quick movement of goods down to Singapore for export.• Development of train route from

Singapore to Kunming (Southern China) will further facilitate the movement of goods and people across the land.

Old Railway Station @ Tanjong Pagar

Sea Transport• Singapore is located at the crossroads of major

international shipping routes.• Naturally deep, sheltered harbour with clam

waters.• Regional Cruise centre• Singapore Cruise Centre (harbourfront)• Marina Cruise Centre

• World class port facility• PSA the world’s top ‘catch-up port’• Port facilities able to help catch up the time that

might be lost due to other delays en route.

Singapore Cruise Centre

Marina Bay Cruise Centre

World Class Port

Air Transport

• Singapore is also the hub of air transport in Asia.• Changi International Airport • World class airport• 3 terminals with the forth under construction.

• Over 81 airlines to 185 cities are connected through Changi International airport.• Cargo freight amount has also been increasing

rapidly.

Changi International Airport

Role of Government and Entrepreneurs• Government agencies maintain, develop and

promote Singapore as a transport and communications hub.• Land Transport Authority (LTA); Maritime and

Port Authority (MPA); Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).• Government provides grants for businesses who

show potential in growing these sectors to encourage their development.

Communications hub

• Fibre optics cable network• Islandwide Fibre optics network completed in

2011.• High speed internet ready as an island.

• Regulated and safe internet environment managed by the authorities.• Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) oversees

the development of Singapore as a communications hub.

Summary

•Are you now able to identify the 3 modes of transport that we develop in Singapore? •Can you name the various

governmental agencies that run the Air, Land, Sea and Communications of the country?