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Ports and Logistics

Tuas is already automated on the flat. The work that is left is on the vessel, in the container and on the stairs.

3 September 2026
Tidewell B1: Vessel-side lashing deck work
Concept render of the current prototype. Photos of the built machine replace it as each test completes.

What is already automated at Tuas

More than 300 automated guided vehicles, about 200 Siasun intelligent guided vehicles, automated yard cranes and a private 5G network. Yard transport and stacking are solved.

What is not

PSA has said publicly that vessel-side lashing and unlashing is its remaining human-in-the-loop problem and that it is pursuing embodied AI for it. Twist-lock handling remains the manual link across the industry. Container and unit-load-device interiors, service stairs and aircraft cabins are still done by people.

Schematic of a container terminal showing which work is automated and which is still done by peopleVesselLashing decksContainer interiorsAutomated quay cranesQuayAGV and IGV lanesYardAutomated yard cranesGateService stairsAutomatedStill done by people
A schematic, not a map to scale. The flat is automated. The vessel, the box and the stairs are not.

Our first targets

TaskProduct
Vessel-side lashing and unlashingTuas Living LabTidewell B1
Container and ULD interiorsTidewell B1
Tote and parcel handlingPunggol testbed, Supply Chain HubTidewell W1
Airside stairs and cabinsChangiTidewell B1
Fleet coordination across vendorsTidewell Crew

Programmes

Tuas Living Lab, operational from late 2026. PSA unboXed. The Punggol Digital District physical-AI testbed with DHL, Grab, Certis and QuikBot. The MPA MINT Fund.

  1. 01Enquiry
  2. 02Visit and agreement
  3. 03Pilot on site
  4. 04Scoreboard

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