PSA International Pte. Ltd., formerly the Port of Singapore Authority, is a global port operator and supply chain company. One of the largest port operators in the world, PSA's portfolio includes an integrated network of deepsea, rail, and inland terminals spanning 45 countries. Headquartered in Singapore, the operator encompasses supply chain solutions, marine, and digital businesses, and handled over 105 million TEUs of containers in 2025.
History Under the 1912 Straits Settlements Port Ordinance, the Singapore Harbour Board was formed on 1 July 1913. On 1 April 1964, the Port of Singapore Authority came into being under the 1963 Port of Singapore Authority Ordinance to replace the Singapore Harbour Board and several organisations that have been operating in the port.
In the 1970s, PSA started building a container port in Singapore, and in 1972, handled their first container ship. A decade later, they reached the milestone of one-million-TEU of number of containers processed. They later reached the 5 million TEU mark by 1990, making Singapore the world's largest container port at the time. The company became a global operator after it first started its global expansion in 1996 through port interests in Dalian, China.
A parliamentary bill was passed on 25 August 1997, to turn the Port of Singapore Authority, a state organisation into an independent commercial company. PSA Corporation Limited was thus corporatised on 1 October 1997. The company kept the initials "PSA" as its brand name but it is no longer an acronym. The regulatory functions of the former authority were transferred to Singapore's new maritime regulator, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
In order to focus on its core port business, PSA Corporation set up The HarbourFront Limited (present day Mapletree) on 7 December 2000, to spearhead development of its properties.
Following a restructuring exercise in December 2003, PSA International Pte Ltd. became the holding company for the PSA Group of companies.
In March 2022, it was announced by PSA International and Halifax Port Authority that PSA has acquired the Fairview Cove Container Terminal (Ceres Halifax Inc.) from Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha.
Port assets +PSA International Port terminalsCityCountryPort (Terminal)OwnershipAntwerpPort of Antwerp (Europa Terminal)100%AntwerpPort of Antwerp (Noordzee Terminal)100%AntwerpPort of Antwerp (MSC PSA European Terminal)Joint venture between TiL and PSABangkokBangkok Port (Thai Connectivity Terminal)BuenaventuraPort of Buenaventura (SPIA Terminal)Buenos AiresPort of Buenos Aires (Exolgan Container Terminal)BusanPort of Busan (Pusan Newport International Terminal)BusanPort of Busan (HMM PSA New-Port Terminal)ChennaiChennai Port (Chennai International Terminals)DalianPort of Dalian (Dalian Container Terminal) DammanKing Abdul Aziz Port (King Abdulaziz Port Dammam)EddystonePSA Penn TerminalsFuzhouPort of Fuzhou (Fuzhou Container Terminals)GdańskPort of Gdańsk (Baltic Hub Container Terminal)GenoaPort of Genoa (PSA Genova Pra Terminal)GenoaPort of Genoa (Southern European Container Hub)GuangzhouPort of Guangzhou (Guangzhou Container Terminal)HalifaxPort of Halifax (PSA Halifax Atlantic Hub)51% PSA, 49% TILHalifaxPort of Halifax (PSA Halifax Fairview Cove)51% PSA, 49% TILIncheonIncheon Port (Incheon Container Terminal)JakartaPort of Tanjung Priok (New Priok Container Terminal One)KitakyushuPort of Kitakyushu (Hibiki Container Terminal)Laem ChabangPort of Laem Chabang (Eastern Sea Laem Chabang Terminal)LianyungangPort of Lianyungang (LYD-PSA Container Terminal)MersinPort of Mersin (Mersin International Port)MumbaiMumbai Port (Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals)PanamaPanama International TerminalQinzhouPort of Beibu Gulf (Beibu Gulf International Container Terminal)SinesPort of Sines (Sines Container Terminal)Joint venture between PSA and TiLSingaporePort of Singapore (Brani Terminal)SingaporePort of Singapore (Keppel Terminal)SingaporePort of Singapore (Pasir Panjang Terminals)SingaporePort of Singapore (Tuas Port)SingaporePort of Singapore (Jurong Island Terminal)SingaporePort of Singapore (Cosco-PSA Terminal) 51%SingaporePort of Singapore (MSC PSA Asia Terminal) Joint venture between TiL and PSATianjinPort of Tianjin (Tianjin Port Alliance International Container Terminal)TianjinPort of Tianjin (Tianjin Port Pacific International Container Terminal)VenicePort of Venice (Venice Container Terminal)Vũng TàuSP-PSA International Port
PSA Marine PSA Marine Pte Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of PSA International, provides marine services to the maritime and shipping community. They include pilotage and port and terminal towage. PSA Marine owns and operates a fleet of over 80 vessels in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, mainland China, India, Australia, Panama, Peru and Oman.
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External links
Port of Singapore Authority Infopedia page Singapore Harbour Board Infopedia page SG Bicentennial: A Port's Story - a video series about the history of the port of Singapore, produced by PSA Singapore in 2019 to commemorate Singapore's Bicentennial.