Singapore's cruise centres to be merged, freeing up waterfront space

Moving the Singapore Cruise Centre, which is part of HarbourFront Centre , will allow for greater waterfront connectivity in the HarbourFront area.SINGAPORE — Singapore's two cruise terminals will be consolidated in the coming years, with the cruise centre in HarbourFront set to move, so that a continuous promenade can be established as part of the Greater Southern Waterfront.

"With the port moving, there's a lot of infrastructural work that needs to be done — some reclamation, and the cruise hub will be formed as part of that," Lim said.Lim was speaking to The Straits Times in an interview tied to URA's 50th anniversary. He touched on topics such as meeting Singapore's current and future development needs, and changes in planning approaches over time.

He referred to these tracts of land as "option areas", explaining that they are "large areas where we have some idea what it can be used for — so infrastructure-wise we have catered for them — but the uses are not ingrained, it is not fixed, there are a few options and scenarios that we can turn the area into".

Like the planned consolidation of Singapore's cruise terminals and port services, PLAB's move will improve future connectivity. Pointing to the gradual reduction in size of Singapore's households over time, Lim noted that the average household size among its resident population — Singaporeans and permanent residents — in 1990 was 4.25, compared with 3.11 in 2023.

He noted that there are many competing uses within Singapore's waters that make reclamation decisions "not so straightforward". He added that sea space also has to be set aside for aquaculture to meet food resilience goals, and for recreational opportunities for Singaporeans.Reflecting on changes in planning processes over the years, Lim said planning is now a lot more science-based.

More will be shared at an exhibition on decentralisation that URA will hold later in 2024, as part of its engagement for the upcoming draft masterplan that will be launched in 2025.

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