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When we refer to Southeast Asia we are
talking about the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN), which includes Indonesia,
Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore,
Vietnam, Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.
Southeast Asia is one of the most heavily
feeder-reliant markets in the shipping industry,
which makes sense when we consider the likes
of Indonesia with its more than 13,000 islands
and the Philippines with its more than 7,000
islands. Getting goods from the northern
part of the Philippines, for example, to
the south of the country simply cannot be
done via the road network. Therefore, regional
feeder shipping lines are required. The
same is true of Indonesia.
Both of these nations also boast massive
populations as well. The Philippines is
home to more than 103 million people, making
it the sixth largest population in the world,
while Indonesia is the fourth largest population
centre with approximately 237 million.
Even in the tiny city-state of Singapore,
which also happens to be home to the second
busiest container handling facility in the
world, it manages a population of in excess
of five million.
While this stat on its own may not seem
that impressive, it is significant when
we consider that with a land area of just
710 square kilometres it is the third most
densely population territory across the
globe, trailing only Macau and Monaco.
With such a large population, all of
which is separated by bodies of water, shipping
is indeed a major way of life for each of
these countries. As such, it comes as little
surprise to know that the port business
in Southeast Asia is a very significant
one.
Let's now take a look at the leading
ports in the region, all of which are among
the top 50 ports in the world.
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As we can see in the above table, the
region has three global hub portsˇXSingapore,
Port Kelang (Klang) and the Port of Tanjung
Pelepas (PTP). Each of these are located
within 250 miles of one another, despite
being situated in two different countries.
Singapore is currently the leading transhipment
hub in the world; the leading Southeast
Asian port and the second busiest in terms
of total published throughput in the world,
trailing only China's port of Shanghai.
Southeast Asia is also home to a number
of regional hubs such as the Thai port of
Laem Chabang and the Vietnamese port of
Cai Mep, part of the greater Ho Chi Minh
port collective.
Indonesia's ports of Jakarta (Tanjung
Priok) and Surabaya (Tanjung Perak) are
also significant players as well.
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