HarbourFront Ferry, Cruise Operations Moving to Interim Terminal in Later Half of 2026

Relocation to site next door will allow HarbourFront Centre to be redeveloped

- Ng Keng Gene

Ferry and cruise operations at HarbourFront Passenger Terminal will move to a new interim terminal around the second half of 2026, the terminal's operator Singapore Cruise Centre told The Straits Times on Sept 9.

The move paves the way for HarbourFront Centre, where the international terminal has been operating from since 1992, to be redeveloped by owner and real estate firm Mapletree Investments.

Singapore Cruise Centre chief executive Jacqueline Tan said the interim terminal—located next to the current one—is under construction, with operations to start around the second half of 2026.

Checks by ST show that construction began in 2024 and is slated to be completed in December 2025.

The current terminal is a port of call for international cruises and also offers ferry rides between Singapore and the Indonesian islands of Batam and Karimun.

Singapore Cruise Centre, which is also owned by Mapletree Investments, operates ferry terminals in Tanah Merah and Pasir Panjang as well.

Mapletree Investments is wholly owned by Singapore's investment company Temasek, and has since 2023 held provisional permission from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for the 97,700 sq m HarbourFront Centre to be redeveloped.