Ports: Singapore
Merchant marine:
total: 646 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 12,915,788
GRT/20,292,580 DWT
ships by type: bulk 110, cargo 118, chemical tanker 18, combination
bulk 3, combination ore/oil 8, container 92, liquefied gas tanker
13, multifunction large-load carrier 4, oil tanker 234, refrigerated
cargo 5, roll-on/roll-off cargo 13, short-sea passenger 1,
specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 24
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 22
countries among which are Japan 39, Hong Kong 27, Denmark 24,
Germany 20, Sweden 14, Thailand 14, Belgium 12, Norway 9, Indonesia
7, and US 7 (1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 8
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 1 (1995 est.)
Communications ———————
Telephones: 1.23 million (1993 est.)
Telephone system: good domestic facilities; good international
service
domestic: NA
international: submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular
Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines; satellite earth stations
- 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat
(Pacific Ocean region)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 13, FM 4, shortwave 0
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: 2 (1987 est.)
Televisions: 1.05 million (1992 est.)