Milestones of PSA's Development
[ April 1964 to September 1997 ]
1964/ The Port of Singapore Authority, a Statutory Board, was formed from Singapore Harbour Board on 1 April 1964, with Mr S. T Stewart as its first Chairman, to administer the Port of Singapore, provide port services and facilities, regulate and control navigation in port waters, and promote the use and development of the Port
/ Introduction of a two-shift system for cargo handling, a 24-hour pilotage service and an advanced berth allocation scheme
1965 / PSA started three-shift roster systems
/ PSA hosted first Inter-Port Sports Meet (subsequently renamed ASEAN Ports Association Sports Meet)
1966 / Tonnage of ships exceeded 100 million net registered tons for the first time
1967 / Opening of shipping enquiry bureau to provide port users with a 24-hour information service
/ Introduction of computerised integrated wharf documentation and billing system (below)
/ Formation of Port Officers' Union. (The Singapore Port Workers' Union, was the first Union to be registered , in 1946)
1970 / Mr Howe Yoon Chong was appointed Chairman of PSA in January 1970, and he served until February 1979
1971 / Completion of the first container berth at the East Lagoon container terminal, the present Tanjong Pagar Terminal
1972 / On 23 June 1972, the PSA's East Lagoon container terminal was officially inaugurated. The opening coincided with the arrival of the first container vessel, "m.v Nihon", at this terminal, later renamed as the Tanjong Pagar Terminal. Within six months. PSA handled some 25,000 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) of containers (below)
