SINGAPORE (BERNAMA) – Singapore’s newly upgraded Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal (TMFT) is poised to support future growth in travel to Malaysia’s state of Johor and Indonesia’s Riau Islands with new facilities to enhance travellers’ experience, according to its operator.
Singapore Cruise Centre (SCC) Chief Executive Jacqueline Tan said the now-completed SGD20 million revamp includes self-service check-in kiosks and automated immigration lanes, enabling travellers to reduce processing time, as well as the addition of new F&B outlets.
“Previously, queue build-ups would occur in two locations – at the counter to either buy a ticket or collect a boarding pass, and at the immigration counter.
“Depending on the season, it used to take about 20 minutes on an average day to get into the departure hall, but now, it takes only about five minutes,” she told a media briefing after the official opening of the upgraded TMFT by Minister of State for Transport and Law Murali Pillai yesterday.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority’s (ICA) passport-less clearance initiative, introduced at the terminal following the upgrade, allows arriving and departing Singapore residents, as well as all departing foreign travellers, to clear immigration using facial and iris biometrics.
