Co-organised with the Singapore Maritime Academy (Singapore Polytechnic), the Maritime Youth Day is an annual event held for adventure-seeking Secondary School students where they will be tasked to complete various maritime challenges at Lazarus Island to promote teamwork and rigorous thinking.
SMF
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.
SMA
The Singapore Maritime Academy (SMA) was formed in 2000 as a result of the merger of the Maritime Technology and Transportation Department of the Singapore Polytechnic and the National Maritime Academy (NMA) of the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore. Since then, SMA has been making waves in the three areas of maritime education and training – navigation, marine engineering, and maritime transportation management, and is now at the forefront of maritime education and training with a focus on the international development of youth. The academy has about 915 full-time students and over 1100 students in its CoC (Certificate of Competency) and short course programmes. The faculty of over 60 teaching staff are highly qualified and were ships’ captains or chief engineers, with most holding graduate degrees in specialized fields and engaged in consultancy and joint projects including research.
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.
The 2022 edition of Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) was themed “Transformation for Growth”. Returning with an exciting lineup of conferences, exhibitions and networking sessions, leaders across the spectrum of maritime spoke on the latest maritime trends such as global supply chains, sustainability, digitalisation and talent to name a few.
Titled “Industry Review of the Lloyd’s Open Form and Its Implications”, the session was led by Mr. Hugh Shaw, a Marine Consultant & Commissioner with the General Lighthouse Authority at Northern Lighthouse Board.
Following Mr. Shaw’s presentation, there was a panel discussion moderated by John Simpson, Director of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration and Committee Member of the Maritime Law Association of Singapore.
Co-organised with Advisory Singapore, Discover+: Maritime will offer students the opportunity to glean insights from experienced maritime professionals.
Speakers from BHP and Toll Group will share more on their maritime journey, the exciting career opportunities that are available and how can students best position themselves for careers in this field.
Sign up now for an evening of fruitful conversations!
The 2022 SMF New Year Conversations happened on 13 January 2022.
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.
