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Port of Singapore conditions — last 24 hours (as of 22 Oct 2026, UTC)
Port of Singapore was holding 262 commercial vessels at anchor. The median stay was 10.5 hours. 29% of port calls anchored at all; the rest went straight to a berth.
- Congestion level
- Moderate congestion
- Commercial vessels at anchor
- 262
- Median time at anchorage, excl. bunkering (last 24 hours)
- 10.5 hours
- Completed anchorage stays measured
- 277
- Median time at anchorage, excl. bunkering (last 7 days)
- 16.3 hours
- Bunkering anchorages, reported separately (last 7 days, 318 stays)
- 13.8 hours
- Berth occupancy
- 100%
- Port calls that anchored at all (last 30 days)
- 29% (9,412 of 33,012 measured calls)
Measured from public AIS data: time spent at anchor inside the port area by commercial vessels (IMO number, 100 m and longer), with bunkering anchorages excluded from the headline figure. It covers all anchorage time — including waiting for orders — not only the queue for a berth, so it is a different measure from the berth-queue figures published elsewhere and can read higher or lower than them. Ships that went straight to a berth are not in the median at all, so the share of calls that anchored is the denominator it should be read against — it is not comparable with a figure averaged over every arrival, or with whole-turnaround time. This is a dated snapshot; the live Port of Singapore tracker updates continuously.
Port of Singapore anchorage time by ship type — last 30 days (as of 22 Oct 2026, UTC)
| Ship type | Anchorage stays | Median time at anchorage |
|---|---|---|
| Tanker | 3466 | 17.8 hours |
| Cargo | 1935 | 15.0 hours |
| Container | 219 | 19.1 hours |
| LNG | 34 | 20.3 hours |
| Bulk | 28 | 17.9 hours |
| Passenger | 23 | 8.4 hours |
Same measurement as the headline figure — commercial vessels with an IMO number, 100 m and longer, measured from public AIS — grouped by the ship type each vessel broadcasts. Stays are tracked for at most 72 hours; where a share reaches that cap, the median understates the tail.
About Port of Singapore
Port of Singapore is the world's second-busiest container port by TEU volume, handling over 37 million TEUs annually. Located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, it serves as the primary transshipment hub for Southeast Asia. Singapore routinely has 300–500 vessels at anchor in its outer roads.
Strengths
- World-class infrastructure with 24/7 operations and aggressive vessel turnaround targets
- Strategic chokepoint position at the Strait of Malacca — unavoidable for Asia-Europe and Asia-Middle East trade
- Extensive feeder network connecting to over 600 ports across Southeast Asia and beyond
- Deep draught capability accommodating the world's largest Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs)
Operational challenges
- Land-constrained — Tuas Megaport construction causes ongoing terminal transitions and temporary capacity stress
- High port dues and terminal handling charges compared to regional competitors
- Western Anchorage STS tanker operations create congestion patterns that are difficult to predict
- Monsoon seasons (November–January) increase anchorage swell, slowing ship-to-ship transfer operations
Frequently asked questions about Port of Singapore
What is the average vessel waiting time at Singapore port?
We measure it rather than estimate it, and it differs sharply by ship type — the table on this page gives the median for each over the last 30 days. Tankers dominate the sample because many lie in the Western Anchorage for ship-to-ship transfer rather than waiting for a berth, so for them the time at anchor is cargo work and not a queue. One thing to hold onto: the figure covers ships that anchored, and about 30% of Singapore port calls anchor at all. The other 70% go straight to a berth and are not in it.
How many vessels are anchored at Singapore right now?
Singapore's outer roads typically hold 300–500 vessels at any given time across the Eastern and Western Anchorage zones. PortInsight.io collects AIS positions every few minutes and recomputes the published counts through the day, so the number shown is current rather than a monthly average.
What causes congestion at the Port of Singapore?
Singapore congestion is driven by berth scheduling windows at Tanjong Pagar, Pasir Panjang, and Tuas terminals, tanker STS transfer volumes in the Western Anchorage, and demand patterns that peak Monday–Tuesday each week as Trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe vessels arrive.
What does a delay at Singapore cost?
Every hour a vessel waits outside Port of Singapore accrues demurrage. The free Singapore live demurrage cost counter converts the current anchorage queue into an estimated hourly and daily cost using vessel-type day rates, and the demurrage calculator lets you price your own container or voyage delay.