Until 1986, Singapore was the busiest port in the world based on tonnage. That year, a large shipping company (I think it was MAERSK) pulled out of Singapore and moved a few miles north to Malaysia because the prices were cheaper. One local said that reduced Singapore's tonnage by 40% or so and allowed Shanghai to move into the #1 spot.
The following pictures I've posted are the view from my normal "non-cubicle" and I have to fight tooth and nail to keep others from closing "my" blinds and shutting off "my" view.
Something to note about these pictures; this view will be altered dramatically in the next few years.
If you look at one of the pics (I'll note it if I remember), you can see an island on the right side of the pic. That's Sentosa Island and it's a Resort Island. I don't think there are any private residences there but there are beaches, a golf course, restaurants, an aquarium, an amusement park and BTW did I mention a CASINO.
All these things in sight of this Shipyard has rendered the property that now holds mere containers, worth BILLIONS more if they instead held Condominiums and Hotels. The docks are doomed - they will be relocated to a less desirable area within 3 years.
So save the pics.
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