Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong announced in his annual National Day address in 2013 that the Singaporean government will be relocating its existing port operations to a new location in Tuas by 2027. This relocation is expected to free up land in Tanjong Pagar where the current port is located.
Much like how the ancient trade functioned when the Western civilisation of the Roman Empire began to trade with the Chinese Empire in the first century for wool, silver and gold, the maritime silk road in the 21st century is named OBOR (or One Belt, One Road) as it is poised to become a passage way that would contribute to the widespread of trade across the world, while a coherent blueprint is set to interconnect international infrastructures in order to maintain the national interest of the
