Port and yards
Tuas Port has operated since 2022 with 14 berths and is due to reach 18 by 2027; Seatrium's headquarters yard is at 80 Tuas South Boulevard.
Seatrium's Tuas Yard at 51 Pioneer Sector 1 and its Tuas Boulevard Yard at 80 Tuas South Boulevard operate in the area, with the latter also hosting FPSO construction. Classified areas arise mainly at shipyards, dangerous-goods chemical handling and process plants. A hazardous area mobile phone distributor in Tuas would carry the IS-04Z1 to these buyers once certification completes.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. Tuas has no appointed SAMS distributor yet: the IS-04Z1 is pre-launch (certification in progress, no certificate issued, launch planned for Q4 2026), and distributor applications are open.
Status: pre-launch. IECEx, ATEX, UKEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress and no certificate has been issued; launch is planned for Q4 2026. Operator approval runs on its own timeline. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Zone | 0, 1 or 2 for gas; 20, 21 or 22 for dust | Designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 |
| Gas group | IIA, IIB or IIC | IIC (target) |
| Area drawing | The operator's own classification drawing | Decided by the site operator |
| Where it applies | Tuas: Shipyard and drydock work, Dangerous-goods chemical blending and storage, Fabrication and coating shops | Classified by the site operator |

An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Tuas Industrial Zone. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
A short profile of the site and the kinds of classified area that matter for portable equipment.
Tuas Port has operated since 2022 with 14 berths and is due to reach 18 by 2027; Seatrium's headquarters yard is at 80 Tuas South Boulevard.
Tuas was resettled in the 1970s and developed for industry; heavy industry is present, though less than on Jurong Island.
Tuas is bounded by the Western Water Catchment to the north, Pioneer to the east and the Straits of Johor to the west, and it has six subzones including Tuas Bay and Tuas View.
PSA plans to move its city terminals by 2027 and Pasir Panjang by 2040 into the Tuas Megaport, shifting Singapore's container operations to the west.
The Malaysia-Singapore Second Link opened on 2 January 1998 via Tuas, and the AYE and PIE expressways connect Tuas to the rest of Singapore.
Tuas was swamp and then a fishing village before being resettled in the 1970s and developed for industry, with land reclaimed off the coast from the 1980s and still expanding.
A hazardous area is a place where flammable gas, vapour or combustible dust may be present. Standards divide these into zones: Zones 0, 1 and 2 for gas and vapour, and Zones 20, 21 and 22 for dust. Zone 1 and Zone 21 are the tier where an explosive atmosphere is likely to occur in normal operation, which is where the IS-04Z1 is designed to work. Anything carried in must be marked for the zone, gas group and temperature class of the area.
No certificate has been issued for the IS-04Z1 yet, so it must not be taken into a classified area until the certificate covering it exists and the site operator has accepted it.
In Tuas. Which Tuas tenants hold classified areas has not been verified individually, and the estate is far from uniformly hazardous. Areas arise at shipyard and drydock work, fuel and chemical handling and fabrication and coating shops. The tenant classifies them, not SAMS, so ask each one before assuming a zone.
A distributor for Tuas would carry the IS-04Z1 after certification completes; the Q4 2026 launch is the planning date and no appointment has been made. SAMS reviews applicants one by one and prefers companies with their own Ex-competent technical and service staff, since certified devices must not be repaired outside approved channels.
Not yet. The IS-04Z1 is pre-launch and its certification is still in progress ahead of a Q4 2026 launch. No unit goes into a classified area before the certificate covering it exists. The datasheet, the certification schedule and safe-area evaluation units are available now.
No price is published. While certification is in progress there is no list price and no committed lead time, and a supplier quoting a firm figure for an uncertified Ex handset is promising something it cannot stand behind. Indicative pre-launch pricing is issued in writing against a stated quantity and site.
Zone 1 and Zone 21 (gas and dust) with gas group IIC and temperature class T4, subject to certification. It must not be used in a classified area before its certificate is issued and the site has accepted it.
Likely candidates are shipyard and drydock work, dangerous-goods chemical blending and storage, fabrication and coating shops. Which areas are classified, and to what zone, is set by the site operator's own area classification drawings.
Apply through the distributor page with your company details and the territory you cover. SAMS reviews applications company by company and has not yet granted a territory for Tuas.
Mostly shipyards, chemical and fuel handling sites, a renewable diesel plant and waste-to-energy facilities. Classified areas are limited to specific plants rather than the whole zone, so ask each tenant for its area classification.
Yes. The port will grow in phases through the 2040s and PSA plans to relocate city terminals into it, so traffic and construction will increase. Contractors should check gate and escort rules with the host site.
No. Classified areas arise mainly at shipyards, fuel and chemical handling and process plants, and which tenants have them has not been verified individually. Ask each tenant for its area classification, and confirm with the site operator.
Other guides for Tuas Industrial Zone, other places in Singapore, and the pages behind them.
Share the site details and quantity. You will get the datasheet and the certification schedule back by email; pricing is indicative only until launch.
Send the zone and gas group of your site and we will reply with the datasheet and schedule.