Ningbo-Zhoushan has narrowly overtaken Singapore as the world's second-busiest container port in the first half of 2026. But Singapore's own volumes are still growing. Hairianto Diman examines whether rankings based on container throughput really matter and what Singapore must do to maintain its position as a leading global maritime hub with Associate Professor Goh Puay Guan, NUS Business School and Track Leader, Centre for Maritime Studies, NUS.
