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PAP - Singapore Global Transport Hub.
@Babe:[08/07, 5:18 am] ☸️ Danny 心: I am very impressed with our Government Global Transport Hub concept - that integrates air, sea and land transport into One Unified Transport system - driven by AI and autonomous systems.
AI will help to prioritise, optimise and suggest the best optimal routes (be it air, sea or land) which is most cost effective - making Singapore a preferred, automated, best customer service transit points or final destination to our air and sea hubs.
@Babe:[08/07, 5:19 am] ☸️ Danny 心: Remind me of F-35 computer & sensors in the sky - integrating and communicating air, sea and land assets into a MDF file (Mission Data File) - the brain of one integrated lethal force.
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"Workers' Party MPs warn against over-reliance on mega transport projects.
During a debate on the future of transport, Workers' Party MPs questioned Singapore's port and airport expansion plans, the 2016 sale of Neptune Orient Lines and the pace of the country's autonomous vehicle rollout."https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/wp-warns-over-reliance-mega-transport-project-singapore-parliament-6238341#:~:text=Workers%27%20Party%20MPs,autonomous%20vehicle%20rollout.
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@Babe:Additional flaws on WP Alternative Policies (Jul 2026 Parliment)
1. WP (Gerald Giam and Jamus Lim, in total 6 WP MPs) mention that Singapore should not expand the capacity of Changi Airport T5 & Tuas Port - as future demand is uncertain - it will be a fiscal drag if capacity exceed demand.
a. Singapore Airport and Seaport is the best in the World, and highly patronise by the World travellers, cargo transhipment, trade, logistics - is WP suggesting shrinking & downsize our air and sea ports capacity ?
A reduced capacity will have the immediate impact of restricting travellers and cargo from landing in our air and sea ports due to congestion - the effect is an immediate drop in our trade, business, investment and travel revenue.
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@Babe:2. WP quoted that for sea ports - Northern Arctic sea route or Thailand land bridge if implemented could divert maritime trade away from our ports .
WP also say that if aircraft become long range and more efficient - the hub & spoke transit hub will be bypassed as aircraft go direct to the destination without landing in transit hub.
a. We have a web of bi-lateral FTAs and multi-lateral FTAs such as RCEP, CPTPP, Digital Economy etc.
Trade, business, investment, travel, logistic etc is a guarantee - such that goods, business people, travellers, cargos, logistic will have to land at out sea ports and airports to conduct business, investment, MICE, meetings, seminars, events, stage play, travelling to our tourist spots etc.. --- Hence we will have a predetermined demands of air and sea landings in Singapore.
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@Babe:b. Our bunkering services - fuel, LNG, Green Energy etc, Financial services, Global Port management System, Integrated Transport Hub (that integrate Air, Sea, Land hubs), Insurance service, Arbitration services, International Legal Service, MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations) service to maintain aircraft, ships, tankers etc - will have an anchor points and fixed customers demand, contract etc - to pull aircaft and ships to land at our air and maritime ports.
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@Babe:c. The Singapore and Malacca straits service more ports of call compared to the Arctic Sea Route as we are at the heart of global transshipment, vessels traveling this route can service a vast network of customers and load/unload cargo at multiple major ports en route (eg. China, Japan, S Korea, ASEAN, Australia, New Zealand, India, Middle East, Europe, Africa)
While Arctic passages can shave off travel time between Northern Europe and Northeast Asia by roughly 30%, they lack supporting port infrastructure. Additionally, extreme weather mean they are mainly used for point-to-point energy transport (oil and gas) rather than multi-stop container trade. Arctic of no major port of call.
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@Babe:d. Thailand land bridge a threat to Singapore Tuas ports?
- World maritime ports 80% are through maritime - as supertankers can carry millions of barrels of oil or 25,000 TEUs or containers per ship..
- For Thailand land bridge, by saving 4 days - a supertanker unload 25,000 containers into 25,000 lorries (1 container per lorry) (or millions of barrels of oil) in one port. Travel a long distance on roads, find another supertankers to unload 25,000 containers from 25,000 lorries (1 container per lorry) to the supertanker (or millions of barrels of oil) - do you think the saving of 4 days + the cost of 25,000 lorries + loading and unloading of containers can be less costly and time consuming than Singapore Tuas port?
- I think WP MPs got to use their brains (when commenting in Parliament)!
Pardon my language - for intelligent persons at the highest office !
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@Babe:d (1). Even if Thailand forgo land bridge and try to cut a canal like Suez canal, it will still face tremendous challenges:-
i. Finding investors to build multi billions canal project.
ii. Environmental damages
iii. Cutting country into 2 - political challenges and sovereignty challenges.
iv. Toll charges to recover costs of projects versus our free passageway - unable to recoup the 2 to 4 days saving travel time which is negligible.
v. A narrow canal will result in congestion unlike international water through our straits.
Our integrated all encompassing systems can overcome such challenges.
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@Babe:e. Singapore are attracting many RHG (Regional HQ) into Singapore, top executives, high flyers executive, MICE attendees, business people, premium travellers will have to fly to Singapore airports to conduct business, investment, trade, air cargo, logistics.
Concerts with popular singers, F1 plus other events will attract premium travellers + our continuous refurbished tourism spots such as Greater Sentosa, Founders Memorial Hall, Long Island, T5, Jewel Changi Airport, Rain Vortex, Shiseldo Forest Valley, Marina Bay, MBS & RWS refurbishment casino visitors etc.
Also there are influx of ultra rich family offices, wealthy people, gold hub, etc
f. Even if aircraft can fly direct point to point, there may not be sufficient passenger loads.
If Singapore is Able to make ourselves as regional & global air transit hub as well as providing full range of services end to end, aircraft all over the world will still land in Changi Airport to pickup the passenger loads and not bypass our airport.
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@Babe:1. Key digital national systems for port management are already homegrown.
a. Portnet
b. digitalPORT@SG - for digital port clearance and JIT to optimise vessel turnaround
c. NGVTMS - Next Generation Vessel Traffic Management System
So WP suggestions are already mainly implemented - what is the value add except to say do more, do better?
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@Babe:What make WP MPs come to the conclusion that Singapore should shrink our T5 and Tuas Ports?
If WP is to lead Singapore - Singapore future will be doomed - because WP MPs have no foresight, no visions, unable to think out of the box, non-strategic, unable to maneouver Singapore into a 立于不败 position - but instead fall into defensive, spiral inwards position - that will doom Singapore future.
PAP govern - Singapore will fly.
WP govern - Singapore will die.
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MOT Minister - AV not replacing PHV anytime now.
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Career conversion for taxi, PHV, bus drivers.
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@Babe:Another youth comment:& worse, our government looks like it’s fully heading towards having singapore fully embrace a fully AI-powered future where we’re surrounded by it. unlike other countries fighting against it, they’re SUPPORTING it. even our own citizens start to blindly follow the lead and go crazy for anything even if it’s said that it’s made / done with AI over an artist that didn’t use it. haizz
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Response:-
@Babe:Fighting against technology advancement will always fail.
Which countries still use typewriters instead of computers?
Which countries still use camera with film rather than digital camera?
Which countries still listen to radio rather than watch internet video streaming or TV?
Who still want to live in a cave than modern living?
Singapore cannot behave like an ostrich thinking that by not adapting to new technologies, you will keep your jobs.
No business will deal with yesterday business and expected to survive, similar to your jobs.
You adapt and transform your jobs, you survive and thrive.
Else you drown and go under.
@Babe:Btw, do you still use fixed line analog dial telephone at home or are you using a smartphone?
By your logic, you will not be able to post your comments here with a fixed line analog telephone.
You must be using your smartphone to post in TikTok isn't it?
So your hypothesis of not going AI or refrain from embracing new technologies to keep jobs - cannot hold water.
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@Babe:Is there any companies in the world still selling typewriters, analog fixed phones, radios, cameras using film?
Probably such business won't survive - and you jobs will go down with it.
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MOT Minister Jeffrey Seow- AV not replacing PHV anytime now.
@Babe:1. Does AV cars and buses replace Taxi drivers, PHV drivers, Bus Drivers?
2. Yes, but only to some extent - for quite a long time. Many can still perform the respective roles of drivers - because AI take a long time to mature, infrastructure and hardware such as processors to perform complex math and algorithm, high speed bandwidth such as 6G, sensors etc.
3. The reasons being :
a. AV vehicles on AI - have to learn and run on modified roads that are AV friendly, bigger lanes to maneouver, less complicated road conditions. They are not as sharp as humans to respond to complicated road conditions - though AV can improve over times -- but a very long duration.
b. Hence a scenario of hybrid Driver taxis, PHV and buses + AV vehicles will still be needed for many years to come.
c. There are current shortages in bus drivers and taxi drivers, also PHV drivers to meet demand - especially in ulu places, after mid-night, peak period.
Hence AV buses and cars can fill the gaps.
d. Agree there are concern that some drivers - be it taxi drivers, PHV drivers in longer term could be displaced, but majority will still keep their jobs as drivers.
e. For some that are displaced, for those resourceful ones that want to future proof their jobs - they can be retrained and reconverted into :
i. Fleet Management System jobs
ii. Remote operators in Traffic Management System for AV vehicles at control room
iii.. Safety officers
iv. Technical positions - eg. iOT, sensor engineers, 5G engineers, network engineers, AI & robotic engineers, AV mechanical engineers
v. Bus drivers on fixed routes - as there are big demand for bus drivers.
f. So AV don't replaced jobs per se - but it do create value-added jobs with higher pay, higher income.
@Babe:1. For example, not possible just to throw AV cars or buses into a busy orchard road.
2. It will crash because it takes time for AV cars to learn the roads and respond to complicated road conditions as it depends on a vast array of sensors, datasets, AI math computation, algorithm, reinforcement learning, big bandwidth etc to respond appropriately.
3. Unlike humans who are more nimble, think appropriately, human can spontaneously respond to road conditions without causing accidents in a complicated and tight road situations.
4. Hence it will take decades for AV to mature to be able to completely replace driver jobs.
5. Hybrid - driver and driverless is the most likely scenario for decades.
@Babe:1. China is the most advanced and prolific adoption of driverless AV cars.
Source:- Google Gemini AI
True Level 3 autonomous consumer cars were granted their first conditional manufacturing approvals by the government, but make up less than 1% of current sales.
2. But only less than 1% of the fully AV cars are adopted and use in a very controlled environment.
3. It will be decades for fully AV cars to slowly replace driver cars.
4. Even so, hybrid driver + driverless mode will be the most likely scenario for years to come.
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"Cabbies, private-hire drivers welcome support package, but salaries, job flexibility are key concerns" - for career training and conversion into AV vehicles.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/cabbies-and-private-hire-drivers-welcome-support-package-but-salaries-job-flexibility-are-key#:~:text=Cabbies%2C%20private%2Dhire%20drivers%20welcome%20support%20package%2C%20but%20salaries%2C%20job%20flexibility%20are%20key%20concerns
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@CX:Imagine how an autonomous taxi will transform Singapore.
1. The cost of the trips can be significantly reduced.
2. We don't need to give midnight 50% surcharge incentive or even any incentives at all because they run 24h without sleeping.
3. Allocation of the car areas can be ruled by the law therefore you don't have to worry about not getting a car from Tuas late night ride because there would always be one to take it. The drivers won't just go to crowded places but can be allocated by demand.
4. You won't need to deal with crappy drivers that brakes the car like crazy when they are pissed, it will always be a smooth ride.
5. Companies like comfort don't need to worry cars getting pooled because no drivers are willing to take them.
6. Payment system can be made so much differently than per-trip ride so secure more passengers riding the car.
Personally i am sooo looking forward for driverless taxi's.
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Rules of law in Hormuz straits to be observed - Acting Minister Jeffrey Seow.
@don 3:but what can Singapore do?
@Banyu Gendhis:internal issues cant solve, want to talk about external
@人神愤共:Your house issue solved already? If not why comment on national leaders
@3M55:somemore million dollars salary from our tax money. knnccb.
@PT:it’s just another when the sun rises guy toking coks….,
@mamamia:how to not talk about external when problems coming from external? which head you using to think?
@张德帅Benrus Cheong:🤣yes that's true acting like experts siow lah
@Babe:1. Singapore Global Transport Hub - is to integrate global air, maritime and land into one integrated hub.
2. To achieve this concept of Global Transport Hub - UNCLOS rules of free passageway
in international waterways and air ways must be respected - without toll charges.
3. So what is wrong in reiterating these sacred rules in Parliament during the debate and passing of the Bill on our Global Transport Hub?
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@Babe
Source:- Google Gemini AI
Singapore's fleet management systems facilitate real-time digital tracking for Singapore-registered and locally managed ships globally, including those operating in the Middle East.
Local maritime authorities and ship operators utilize extensive satellite networks to maintain visibility over these vessels wherever they sail.
The monitoring capabilities are generally categorized as follows:
Registry & Safety Monitoring: The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) oversees the Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS), the fourth largest globally. Through mandated systems like AIS and shore-based platforms, Singapore monitors SRS-flagged ships, tracking their global movements, maintenance, and environmental compliance.
Port Management: For vessels entering Singapore, the MPA operates digitalPORT@SG to streamline port clearances and the Just-in-Time planning platform to optimize shipping logistics.
Search and Rescue (SAR): The MPA's Port Operations Control Centre (POCC) coordinates maritime SAR operations across over 1 million square kilometers of the South China Sea, while global distress calls from Singaporean-registered vessels are actively monitored worldwide.
Commercial Ship Management: Global shipping companies operating out of Singapore utilize cloud-based vessel management software to track assets spanning the Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Indian Ocean.
These allow shore-based control centers to monitor routes, fuel consumption, and security in high-risk areas worldwide.
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@Babe:Singapore Global Transport Hub - actively monitor Singapore registered ships travelling worldwide.
Ships stuck in Middle East is our concern.
Why concern raise in Hormuz Straits cannot be brought up in Parliament?
It directly impact our port operations.
Objection must be raised consistently to tell the world - breaking UNCLOS international law of free passageway is unacceptable - so that the world leaders are consistently reminded to take consistent stand if any world members flout the international rules.
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@Babe:-
What can we do to influence the World to ensure members observe the UNCLOS rules as Middle East conflicts still simmers:-
Global transport hub
[28/06, 9:19 pm] @Babe:1. Any deal that infringe the International Law, specifically the UNCLOS that guarantee free passage of waterways in international waterways such as the Hormuz Straits - shall be null and void.
2. No countries should held the World hostage by blocking or restricting the free passage of International waterways guaranteed by the UNCLOS.
3. Meanwhile littoral States along the Hormuz Straits should implement alternative paths to transport fuel, oil, gas, fertilisers, resources and other goods including building pipelines, roads, rail cutting across various Gulf States inland into Arabian Sea - bypassing Hormuz Straits.
4. The World should not be held hostages by a few Countries determine to break International Law and hold the rest of the World hostages for their self-serving interest.
[30/06, 1:01 am] @Babe:2 transit passage should be carved out:-
1. Along Iran coast - Iran can charge toll for ships taking this path. Oversee by Iran.
2. Along Oman coast - that abide by UNCLOS rules - no toll charges to be levy. Oversee by Oman.
Ships can choose which routes to take without coercion.
@Babe:Firing on commercial ships traversing through an international waterways is a war crime.
@Babe:Why netizens with no perspective of global perspective pass unkind and vulgar remarks - and given a free pass without being challenged and call out?
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@Babe:-
Suggestions:-
1. So the whole world supply chain and maritime traffic should adapt to the destructive closure of Hormuz straits.
2. One by building pipelines and land route that link up gulf states straight into Oman ports directly into Arabian Sea - bypassing Hormuz straits and red sea that are blocked and harass as well as force with "toll charges".
The land route and pipelines also go to the Suez canal that link directly to Mediterranean sea into Europe - totally bypassing Hormuz straits and red sea.
3. Ships now instead of going by the shorter routes via Hormuz straits or Red Sea to the Suez canal - will instead go by the Africa cape of good hope - a longer route to the various Africa ports - but a more stable and reliable supply routes not threaten by rouge states - on and off - as and when they like.
These diversion could increasingly become a permanent features because no countries in the world or business want to be held by the neck by rouge states like Trump, Iran and Houthis.
The rouge want to held the world by the neck for ransom - they get nothing in return.
Hence attempts to break the international law - imply that karma bounce back as hard.
@Babe:Gulf states in talks for oil pipelines to bypass Hormuz.
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@Babe:Useful people provide useful suggestions to solve real global problems.
But majority spend their time passing sarcastic and unkind remarks - with no useful contribution.
MOT Minister is vindicated.
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@Babe:-
Source:- Google Gemini AI
- Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline (Petroline): This 1,200 km pipeline can move up to 7 million barrels per day to the Red Sea, which allowed Saudi Arabia to revive over half of its exports after the strait was shut down.
- The UAE's Habshan–Fujairah Pipeline: This pipeline moves crude out to the Gulf of Oman, bypassing the chokepoint entirely. The UAE is rapidly building a second pipeline to double this bypass capacity by 2027.
WP MP Kenneth Tiong - Why sell NOL but bail out SIA - both are national strategic assets.
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