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Jurong Port Pte Ltd is a port operator headquartered in Singapore. Jurong Port, which operates the only multi-purpose port in Singapore, handles bulk , break-bulk and containerised cargo. It handled over 40,000 vessel-calls annually in 2019.
Jurong (/ dʒ uː r ɒ ŋ /) is a major geographical region located at the south-westernmost point of the West Region of Singapore.Although mostly vaguely defined, the region's extent roughly covers the planning areas of Jurong East, Jurong West, Boon Lay, and Pioneer, along with Jurong Island in the Western Islands cluster and the southernmost portions of the Western Water Catchment.
Land reclamation on Jurong Island was completed on 25 September 2009, 20 years earlier than scheduled. Pulau Buaya was joined to Jurong Island via reclamation in 2010. Jurong Island forms a land area of about 32 km 2 (12 sq mi) from an initial area of less than 10 km 2 (4 sq mi), and is the largest of Singapore's outlying islands.
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Other roads in the area also bare Malay names, including "Jalan Pabrik" (Jurong Port Road), "Jalan Gudang" (Jurong Pier Road), "Jalan Gerabak" (Tractor Road) of which many have been renamed to English by JTC Corporation. Only a handful remain unchanged, including Jalan Papan, Jalan Terusan and Jalan Pesawat.
Jurong Port Road: Westbound exit and entrance only: Jurong West: 16.1: 10.0 — 15B: Yuan Ching Road: Eastbound exit and entrance only: Boon Lay: 16.8: 10.4 — 17: Jalan Boon Lay Jurong Pier Road Jurong Island: Access via Westbound exit: 18.2: 11.3: Jurong Hill Flyover: Jurong Pier Road Jalan Boon Lay Jurong Port Road Corporation Road: Access ...
It is also the only highway within Jurong Island. There are plans to build a second causeway to link the Western end of Jurong Island Highway and Gul Road in Jurong Industrial Estate, Mainland Singapore but the plan was put on hold due to the possibility that the causeway might affect the passage of ships to the shipyards in the Southern part ...
The Jurong railway line ran between Bukit Timah and the Jurong industrial estate. It consisted of a 9 miles (14 km) main line between Bukit Timah and the Mobil refinery in the industrial estate, and three branch lines, which connected the main line to the heavy industries area, the docks and to the National Iron and Steel Mills respectively, with the total length of the line and its branches ...