Media Releases & Speeches

Asia’s flagship maritime marketplace sees over virtual 3,000 virtual participants attend to hear latest leadership thinking on decarbonisation, technology, innovation, and talent SINGAPORE, 27 September 2021 – Powered by first-to-market thought leadership, Sea Asia 2021 convened close to 3,000 participants from over 70 countries. Across three days, 120 speakers representing the broad spectrum of maritime...

Critical issues of decarbonisation, technology, innovation and talent set to dominate agenda at Asia’s flagship maritime event SINGAPORE, 17 September 2021 –Sea Asia, scheduled from 21st to 23rd September 2021 in Singapore, is the maritime industry’s key event in Asia whose agenda is designed to address the intersection of decarbonisation, technology, innovation and talent. Delivered...

More than S$2.1 million committed for 60 scholarships in 2021 to nurture maritime talent Singapore, 7 September 2021 – A total of 60 scholarships comprising 46 MaritimeONE Scholarships—the highest number awarded since its inception in 2007 —and 14 Tripartite Maritime Scholarships (TMSS) were awarded to students this year. The total sum raised from maritime companies,...

Singapore, 4 August 2021 Inaugural Maritime Singapore Connect (MSC) Maritime Digital Challenge offers platform for Singapore’s university and polytechnic students to pit their tech skills against real-world challenges from leading maritime companies The Singapore Maritime Foundation today launched the inaugural Maritime Singapore Connect (MSC) Maritime Digital Challenge, a case competition that allows students with a...

Singapore, 22 April 2021 1. To attract, retain and upskill talent in the fast-transforming maritime sector, a set of initiatives were unveiled today by Mr Niam Chiang Meng, Chairman of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The announcement was made at the Maritime Manpower Forum, jointly organised by MPA and the Singapore Maritime Foundation...

SINGAPORE, 22 April 2021 — In conjunction with the Singapore Maritime Week 2021, Advisory Singapore (CLG) Ltd and Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), expressing both parties’ intent to collaborate as partners to support youth development in Singapore and encourage more students to pursue careers in the...

Singapore, 21 April 2021 1. The International Advisory Panel on Maritime Decarbonisation (IAP) formed in July 2020 by the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF), with the support of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), has submitted its recommendations to the Singapore Government. The IAP has identified nine pathways to maritime decarbonisation, including policy options...

‘The EPS Scholarship Fund presented by the Idan & Batia Ofer Family Foundation’ aims to award up to 10 full-term scholarships per year to Singaporeans pursuing a career in the maritime industry Singapore, 12 April 2021 – For the past 30 years, Singapore has been home to Eastern Pacific Shipping’s (EPS) global headquarters, where today...

Speakers weighed in on the need to boost resiliency of Singapore’s maritime sector in the wake of the pandemic, building future readiness through industry transformation, digitalisation, publicprivate collaboration, and a sustainable talent pipeline. Singapore, 18 January 2021 – COVID-19 has created unprecedented disruption to the global maritime industry. Despite an initial decline, improving international trade...

Annual forum was attended by over 100 attendees as speakers weighed in on the current business climate as well as the business and hiring impact on the Maritime sector Singapore, 17 November 2020 – The digital revolution has transformed the world on all levels, impacting traditional work processes and the dynamics between business leaders and their...

Singapore, 20 October 2020 – The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) announced Team RotterRamp from the Nanyang Technological University as the winners of the 2020 MSC Maritime Summit Case Challenge. Organised by the Maritime Singapore Connect (MSC) Office, a unit under SMF, together with leading maritime companies – PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH), PSA Corporation and...

Singapore, 16 October 2020 – The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) announces that Mr. Kenneth Chia will be stepping down as Executive Director of SMF on 31 December 2020. Ms. Tan Beng Tee, currently Assistant Chief Executive (Development) of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, will assume the role from 1 January 2021. Mr. Andreas...

Singapore, 31 August 2020 – More than S$1.6 million in scholarships were awarded to 54 students this year as part of the MaritimeONE Scholarship Awards. Currently in its fourteenth year, the awards are part of Maritime Singapore’s collective efforts to cultivate a pipeline of talent for a sector that has played a critical role in...

Singapore, 1 July 2020 – While the COVID-19 pandemic has been the primary global issue of the year, decarbonisation continues to be a high priority on Maritime Singapore’s agenda. Maritime Singapore is committed to sustainable international shipping as guided by the targets of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to reduce total annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...

Singapore, 13 January 2020 – Dr Lam Pin Min, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Transport & Ministry of Health, was joined by over 250 maritime leaders from the public and private sectors to usher in the new year at the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) New Year Cocktail Reception 2020. In his opening address, Mr...

13 November 2019, Singapore – To drive workforce transformation in the Singapore maritime industry, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) launched the Circle of HR InnOvators (CHRO) network for maritime Human Resource (HR) professionals today at the MSC Connexions Forum 2019, organised by the Maritime Singapore Connect...

Singapore, 8 August 2019 – More than S$2.3 million in maritime scholarships were awarded to 59 students at the MaritimeONE Scholarship Awards Ceremony today. This was part of the maritime industry’s collective efforts to develop the pipeline of talent into the industry. The MaritimeONE Scholarship1 and Tripartite Maritime Scholarship (TMSS) were presented by the the...

The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) today announced Team Meridian, a group of Year 3 Business students from the Singapore Management University as the winners of its inaugural MSC Maritime Summit Case Challenge.

Dr. Lam Pin Min, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Transport & Ministry of Health, was the Guest-of-Honour for the SMF New Year Cocktail Reception, and was joined by over 300...

As the speed of change accelerates and technology brings with it disruptive functions that change the way conventional businesses work, organisations can no longer rely on existing advantages...

As part of the maritime industry’s efforts to develop the pipeline of talent into the industry, the Government, maritime businesses and local seafarer unions presented close to S$1.9 million...

Over 140 undergraduates from across all disciplines and working professionals with less than two years of work experience gathered this afternoon at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention...

Guest-of-Honour for the SMF New Year Cocktail Reception, Dr Lam Pin Min, was joined by over 180 maritime leaders from the public and private sectors to usher in the new year and launch the...

Discussion on Singapore’s efforts to stay ahead of the curve as a world leading International Maritime Centre took centre stage at the MSC Connexions Forum on 3rd November 2017. It was...

Efforts to attract more talent for the Singapore maritime industry have intensified in recent months with various initiatives by the Maritime Singapore Connect (MSC) Office. This month, the MSC...

Over 140 undergraduates from across all disciplines, working professionals with less than two years of work experience and industry partners gathered earlier this afternoon at the Pan Pacific...

As part of the maritime industry’s long term plans to invest in manpower development, the Government, maritime businesses and local seafarer unions presented close to S$1.8 million in...

Industry professionals and stakeholders gathered for a time of sharing and networking at the second edition of the MSC Maritime Insights Forum, held at the Raffles Marina on 21st July.

Students and jobseekers can now look to a new website by the Maritime Singapore Connect (MSC) Office for information on all things maritime – from education and career options, to the...

The significant role that Asia continues to play in the global maritime and offshore industries, even in today’s market environment, were firmly demonstrated at Sea Asia 2017 held in Singapore last...

The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) and Seatrade are launching a first-­of-­its-­kind Lego competition for tertiary students at Sea Asia 2017 as part of an initiative to give students pursuing...

Over 250 top maritime leaders from the private and the public sectors attended the annual New Year Cocktail Reception hosted by the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) at Regent Singapore this...

Maritime employers and those working with students and jobseekers in the schools and career centres under Workforce Singapore (WSG) and the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i)...

As part of the maritime industry’s efforts to groom the next generation of maritime manpower, the Government, maritime businesses and local seafarer unions presented more than S$2 million in...

Mrs Josephine Teo, Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Transport, engaged about 150 tertiary students in a onehour dialogue session on...

Tertiary students from the maritime and engineering disciplines had the chance to hear exclusive insights from industry experts, on the career prospects of six vocations from the port and...

Industry leaders at the Offshore Marine Forum (OMF) in Singapore said companies should be prepared to take advantage of the upside in oil prices, with an expert forecasting prices to start...

Offshore industry experts are gearing-­up to debate and analyse the future of oil prices and how the local offshore industry should prepare for the next price boom at the Offshore Marine Forum...

Maritime leaders are calling on the industry to adopt new technology as a way to capitalise on opportunities and navigate today’s increasingly complex operating environment. This is according...

About 300 top maritime leaders from the private and the public sectors attended the annual New Year Cocktail Reception hosted by the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) this evening, where...

David Chin, Executive Director of the Singapore Maritime Foundation won the Pioneer Generation Award at the Lloyd’s List Asia awards presented last night at the Fullerton Hotel Singapore.

The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO1) has announced that they can distribute the first revision of the New York Produce Exchange Time Charter (NYPE) since 1993. This...

David Chin, Executive Director of the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) will receive the Pioneer Generation Award at the upcoming Lloyd’s List Asia Awards 2015 event. He is the first...

More than 300 industry leaders, academics and representatives from the maritime industry got together tonight for an appreciation dinner organised in honour of Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for...

The Government, maritime businesses and local seafarer unions presented more than S$2.6 million in maritime scholarships to 58 students at the MaritimeONE Scholarship Awards Ceremony this...

Mrs Josephine Teo, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport, launched the Singapore Maritime Ambassador Programme (SG-MAP) today at the second...

Over 400 senior maritime personalities from around the world gathered at the Singapore Nite evening reception at the Continental Hotel in Oslo, Norway on 3 June 2015. Singapore’s Minister...

Singapore’s role as a leading international maritime centre was demonstrated at last week’s Sea Asia 2015 with 16,185 participants from 85 countries taking part in the three day event.

Singapore is gearing up to host more than 14,000 participants from over 60 countries this month at Sea Asia 2015 – one of the region’s largest maritime conferences and...

Minister for Transport, Mr Lui Tuck Yew ushered in the new year with over 300 maritime leaders from the private and public sectors, as the Guest-of-Honour, at the annual New Year Cocktail...

Maritime leaders have today said good progress is being made in the creation of a single ASEAN shipping market – a key pillar in the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)...

A total of 51 scholarships worth more than S$1.4 million were awarded this year, as part of continuous outreach and talent development efforts to meet the manpower needs of the growing...

About 200 students had the chance to hear from, and pose questions, to a panel consisting of Mrs Josephine Teo, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport, and four...

Maritime industry leaders have today called for greater collaboration and consolidation in Asia to tackle challenges such as the rise over capacity, talent shortages and environmental sustainability...

Four prominent maritime leaders were added to the Board of the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF), bringing it to 10 members, at the annual SMF New Year Cocktail Reception. Minister for...