The NTU Career Fair is one of the largest recruitment fairs catered to graduating university students, which aims to provide a one-stop recruitment platform for undergraduates who are looking for a company to start their career with.
The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) was established on 27 January 2004 to facilitate dialogue and cooperation among maritime stakeholders from the public and private sectors. As the bridge between the public and private sectors, SMF aims to provide the industry with a clear and representative voice, and spearhead projects to boost its development.
SMF also organises and participates in a host of maritime events to strengthen the Maritime Singapore brand. To date, SMF has significantly benefitted from strong support from all sectors of the industry which has enabled the organisation to reach out directly to the community for new areas of work to improve the current maritime ecosystem.
The Young Executive and Students Club (YES) held a beach clean-up activity on 9 July 2022.
A collaborative initiative with the Singapore Shipping Association- Young Executives Group (SSA-YEG), the ocean clean-up saw the participation of 51 YES Club and SSA-YEG Committee members. For every volunteer, $25 was donated to Habitat for Humanity.
Drop us an email at yesclub@sgmf.com.sg to sign up as a YES Club member and receive updates on our upcoming programs.
Carriage of goods by sea accounts for 80% of international trade and maritime law plays a crucial role in this sector.
Mr Prem Gurbani, Mr Bernard Yee and Ms Koh See Bin, course instructors of the “Carriage of Goods by Sea and International Trade” at the SMU Yong Pung How School of Law shared more on the course details in this webinar. The course will commence in August 2022.
Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) led the Singapore pavilion with the Association of Marine Industries (ASMI) which took place from 6 to 10 June 2022. The Singapore pavilion was opened by Mr Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Transport; Ms Quah Ley Hoon, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore; Mr Hor Weng Yew, Chairman of SMF and Mr Simon Kuik, President of ASMI
Featuring 104 countries, Posidonia houses Greece’s largest shipping event that has seen 23,527 visitors. For more information on the exhibition, click here.
The YES (Young Executives and Students) Club is an SMF initiative that brings together like-minded maritime professionals and students.
On 14 May 2022, SMF held its first in-person gathering since the latest relaxation of Covid-19 measures. The event brought together 44 youths through a maritime treasure hunt.
Join the YES Club by dropping us an email at yesclub@sgmf.com.sg.
SMF hosted the inaugural C-Suite Breakfast Series on strategic issues and topics germane to company leaders. The session was co-presented by our knowledge partner McKinsey & Company and saw the attendance of over 80 C-Suite leaders.
Ms. Diaan-Yi Lin, Senior Partner, Singapore shared McKinsey’s thought leadership on “Building 21st Century Companies in Asia”. She expounded on Asia’s corporate landscape and discussed five themes that emerged most strongly from a series of interviews with CEOs in the region that can determine success or failure in the period ahead.Â
The Maritime Singapore Connect (MSC) Maritime Case Summit Grand Finals Prize Presentation took place on 8 April 2022. Organised with BHP, CMA CGM, Standard Chartered Bank and Toll Group, tertiary students tackled case challenges at the intersection of business and sustainability.
Student teams from the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University and Nanyang Polytechnic were crowned as champions of the 2022 edition.
Read the full press release here.
Mr. Lars Kastrup is the Chief Executive Officer of Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd (PIL).
Mr. Cyril Ducau is the Chief Executive Officer of Eastern Pacific Shipping Pte Ltd, a leading shipping company headquartered in Singapore for the past 30 years.
