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When it comes to shipping, Singapore is well known for its bustling seaport. It’s for good reason. Singapore is the second busiest port in the world after Shanghai, China. Not as much is discussed when it comes to Singapore’s airport: Singapore Changi Airport. Yet Changi is the 14th busiest freight airport in the world – right between Taiwan’s and Beijing’s in the rankings.
Shipping from Singapore
Just like its seaport, Singapore Changi Airport serves as a reliable and efficient transport hub for shipping in Asia. It connects East Asia to South Asia and to Australia. It’s also one of several hub airports that helps create an effective transport chain between the American West Coast and South Asia.
Singapore has a booming electronics industry, so shipping from Singapore helps supply much of Asia and Australia with electronic parts that go into manufactured products. This makes Singapore a key cog in the industry of many Asian countries.
The passenger side of Singapore Changi Airport serves more than 58 million passengers a year, and has grown consistently. It’s measured growth 15 of the last 18 years. The freight side currently handles more than 1.9 million tonnes of air freight a year.
Planning Decades in Advance
Just like its decades-in-advance new shipping port, Singapore is also constantly vastly expanding its airport. Sometime in the middle of the 2020s, they’ll open up a new terminal expected to handle up to 50 million more passengers a year. This is also expected to reflect in the amount of air freight Singapore can handle. Singapore’s general approach to international transport and shipping has been to plan for needs decades in advance. Thus far, the strategy has paid off.
Shipping from Singapore serves a range of markets. Indonesia is Singapore’s largest, and Malaysia , China, Thailand, and Australia make up the rest of the top 5 shipping markets. India, Hong Kong, Japane, the Philippines, and Vietnam are also strong markets for Singapore Changi Airport. Singapore Changi Airport has always operated with a high standard for efficiency and accountability, making it a reliable transshipment hub for wherever you’re shipping in Asia.