HarbourFront Centre

Not to be confused with the similarly named Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, Canada.

HarbourFront Centre, formerly World Trade Centre, is a shopping mall and ferry terminal in Singapore. The mall is part of a development known as HarbourFront.

HarbourFront Centre
Former names	World Trade Centre
General information
Status	Completed
Location	HarbourFront, Singapore, 1 Maritime Square, Singapore 099253
Coordinates	1°15′52″N 103°49′12″E
Opening	1977; 48 years ago (1977) (World Trade Centre) 17 February 2003; 22 years ago (2003-02-17) (HarbourFront Centre)
Owner	Mapletree Investments
Technical details
Floor count	14
Floor area	100,000 square feet (9,300 m2)
Design and construction
Developer	Mapletree Investments
Other information
Public transit access	NE1  CC29  HarbourFront HarbourFront
Website
www.harbourfrontcentre.com.sg

History

Plans of building the World Trade Centre was first announced by the Port of Singapore Authority in 1973.^[1] It was officially opened in 1977, as well as having a ferry terminal that has traveling routes to nearby Indonesian ports, as well as the city of Batam and Bintan Island, it also featured nearby Expo Gateway and Harbour Pavilion exhibition halls.^[2]

The World Trade Centre hosted Miss Universe Pageant in 1987.^[3]

The World Trade Centre was later renovated from January 2000 with a connection to HarbourFront MRT station, and was reopened as HarbourFront Centre on 17 February 2003.^[4][5]

Future Development

Plans of redeveloping HarbourFront Centre was announced by Mapletree Investments in 2025. It will close in the second half of 2026 to be redeveloped into a 33-storey building with office and retail spaces.^[6] The new building is expected to be completed in the first half of 2031, in line with the vision of rejuvenating the HarbourFront precinct.

The existing cruise and ferry terminal will be relocated to an interim terminal that is next to the existing HarbourFront Centre and is expected to start operations around the second half of 2026.^[7]