在PSA城市碼頭於2027年關閉、巴西班讓碼頭於2040年關閉後,大士港將成為新加坡的唯一港區,屆時從1819年開始的城市港運營時代將畫上句號。[4]海事與港口管理局(MPA)發佈的海洋運輸業轉型發展規劃(Sea Transport Industry Transformation Map, ITM)提出,到2025年行業增加值增長45億美元,並創造5000餘個就業崗位。
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