Title
One of the docks at Tanjong Pagar
Year/Period
18 February 1906
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 7.4 x 12.7 cm
Accession No.
1991-00781
Collection of
Established in 1864, the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company experienced a slow start given the slump in worldwide trade during the 1860s. Business improved dramatically with the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. By 1885, the company secured control of 70 percent of all wharf space in Singapore, and went on to monopolise the entire shipping business.
