SCC was built in 1991 by the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA)[1] and was upgraded at the cost of $23 million in 1998.

The entire level 2 is a restricted area, for the exclusive use of cruise and ferry passengers who have cleared immigration and security.

In 2024, it was announced that SCC would be closed and merged with the expanded Marina Bay Cruise Centre to free up space along the Greater Southern Waterfront.

[citation needed] The terminal at Tanah Merah has four berths for ferries to the island of Bintan, Indonesia, and the secondary Batam port of Nongsapura.

[citation needed] The terminal at Pasir Panjang has 4 berths for ferries that give passage to Singapore's industrial islands of Bukom and Semakau.