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1 Jan 1970

Sea Asia 2021 to Catalyse Opportunities in Maritime Transformation

Sea Asia 2021 to Catalyse Opportunities in Maritime Transformation

Back to List https://www.youtube.com/embed/caQhcLnkCjE Critical issues of decarbonisation, technology, innovation and talent set to dominate agenda at Asia’s flagship maritime event 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 […]

1 Jan 1970

Record Number of 60 MaritimeONE and Tripartite Maritime Scholarships Awarded in 2021

Record Number of 60 MaritimeONE and Tripartite Maritime Scholarships Awarded in 2021

Back to List More than S$2.1 million committed for 60 scholarships in 2021 to nurture maritime talent 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, unions and […]

1 Jan 1970

Leading Maritime Companies Invite Tertiary Tech Talents to Solve Real-world Challenges

Leading Maritime Companies Invite Tertiary Tech Talents to Solve Real-world Challenges

Back to List 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 passion […]

1 Jan 1970

MPA and SMF Step Up Efforts for Maritime Workforce Transformation – New Talent Developmental Programmes and Partnerships Planned

MPA and SMF Step Up Efforts for Maritime Workforce Transformation – New Talent Developmental Programmes and Partnerships Planned

Back to List 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 (SMF), […]

1 Jan 1970

Singapore Maritime Foundation Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Advisory Singapore (Clg) Ltd to Engage Youths for Maritime Talent

Singapore Maritime Foundation Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Advisory Singapore (Clg) Ltd to Engage Youths for Maritime Talent

Back to List 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 maritime industry. […]

1 Jan 1970

International Advisory Panel on Maritime Decarbonisation Unveils Nine Pathways to Support Decarbonisation in the Maritime Industry

International Advisory Panel on Maritime Decarbonisation Unveils Nine Pathways to Support Decarbonisation in the Maritime Industry

Back to List 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 to […]

1 Jan 1970

Eastern Pacific Shipping launches S$200,000 Scholarship Fund to Support Maritime Studies in Singapore

Eastern Pacific Shipping launches S$200,000 Scholarship Fund to Support Maritime Studies in Singapore

Back to List ‘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 For the past 30 years, Singapore has been home to Eastern Pacific Shipping’s (EPS) global headquarters, where today it manages […]

1 Jan 1970

Transformation, Collaboration, and Talent Essential to Build a Stronger Maritime Sector – Key Industry Leaders at SMF New Year New Conversations Officiated by Mr Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Transport

Transformation, Collaboration, and Talent Essential to Build a Stronger Maritime Sector – Key Industry Leaders at SMF New Year New Conversations Officiated by Mr Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Transport

Back to List 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. COVID-19 has created unprecedented disruption to the global maritime industry. Despite an initial decline, improving international trade volumes have […]

1 Jan 1970

Investing in Human Capital and Digitalisation Key for Success: HR and Business Leaders Discuss the Post-Pandemic Future of Singapore’s Maritime Industry at MSC Connexions Forum

Investing in Human Capital and Digitalisation Key for Success: HR and Business Leaders Discuss the Post-Pandemic Future of Singapore’s Maritime Industry at MSC Connexions Forum

Back to List 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 The digital revolution has transformed the world on all levels, impacting traditional work processes and the dynamics between business leaders and their employees. […]

1 Jan 1970

NTU Students Crowned Champions at the 2nd MSC Maritime Summit Case Challenge Organised by the Singapore Maritime Foundation

NTU Students Crowned Champions at the 2nd MSC Maritime Summit Case Challenge Organised by the Singapore Maritime Foundation

Back to List 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 Thome Group, […]
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Inaugural MSC Maritime Digital Challenge Grand Finals Prize Presentation

Over 129 tertiary students across 35 teams took part in the inaugural MSC Maritime Digital Challenge that seeks to plug Singapore students with a passion for technology into the maritime industry.
Students from the Singapore Management University and Nanyang Polytechnic were announced as winners of the challenges posed by Eastport Maritime, Kanda and Torvald Klaveness at the Prize Presentation held on 13 November 2021.

MSC Maritime Digital Challenge 2021

Three challenge statements, 35 teams, 129 students and 12 finalist teams from 4 universities & 3 polytechnics. Catch behind-the-scene highlights of the MSC Maritime Digital Challenge 2021.

Singapore Maritime Foundation | MSC Maritime Digital Challenge 2021

Catch highlights of the MSC Maritime Digital Challenge 2021. We thank Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Transport Mr. Chee Hong Tat for being our Guest-of-Honour at the event.

SMF New Year Conversations 2022: Year-in-Perspective Video

The past two years of learning to live with Covid-19 has been challenging, but Maritime Singapore has remained resilient. What are the fundamental tenets that attract companies to anchor their business in Singapore and grow their operations here? And what more can be done to leverage on Singapore’s strengths to enhance its attractiveness as a global business hub for maritime companies? How will the Singapore Maritime Foundation organize its work around Connectivity, Innovation and Talent to strengthen the maritime ecosystem? Find out in this Year-in-Perspective video.

SMF New Year Conversations 2022: Opportunities Amid Disruptions

The 2022 SMF New Year Conversations that took place on 13 January 2022 was graced by Guest-of-Honour Mr S Iswaran, Minister for Transport & Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations. Over 250 industry leaders across the breadth of maritime attended physically and virtually.
Singapore was announced to have secured the overall top spot as an international maritime centre for the fifth consecutive time in the DNV-Menon Leading Maritime Cities 2022 report.
Thank you to our industry partners for your strong support.

Mr. Lars Kastrup

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES

Mr. Lars Kastrup is the Chief Executive Officer of Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd (PIL).

Prior to joining PIL, Mr. Kastrup was CEO of NOL/APL, and subsequently assumed the role of Executive Vice President, Strategy and M&A at CMA CGM Group. A veteran in the global shipping industry with over 30 years of experience, Mr Kastrup’s other roles include Executive Vice President of Assets at CMA CGM Group heading up CMA Terminals, CMA Ships, Container Logistics as well as regional carriers such as MacAndrews, OPDR and Mercosul; as well as Vice President at AP Moller-Maersk.
Mr. Kastrup complemented his tertiary education with leadership and management training at Penn State University and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Angeline Teo

MANAGING DIRECTOR & HEAD, GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION & OFFSHORE, OCBC BANK

Ms. Angeline Teo is the Managing Director and Head of Global Transportation and Offshore, Global Corporate Banking at OCBC Bank which focuses on the maritime, aviation, land & port ecosystems.
Ms. Teo has spent over three decades in maritime finance. Prior to OCBC, Ms. Teo was working at ING Bank, ABN Amro and DnB in Singapore focusing on maritime and offshore.
Ms. Teo graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in Business Administration.

Mr. John Martin

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GARD SINGAPORE

Mr. John Martin began his career in London in 1989 with Richards Hogg Lindley Average Adjusters, and qualified as a Fellow of the UK Association of Average Adjusters in 2000.
At RHL he worked in their offices in Australia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In 2003 he joined Gard Hong Kong, as a claims handler. Mr. Martin also worked in Gard Japan, and in 2014 he moved to Singapore to set up the Gard Singapore office.
Besides running Gard Singapore, Mr. Martin also heads the P&I and H&M claims units and is the Senior Claims Representative for Gard in Asia.

Mr. Cyril Ducau

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, EASTERN PACIFIC SHIPPING

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.

He is also currently the Chairman of Kenon Holdings Ltd and a member of the board of directors of Gard P&I (Bermuda) Ltd. and of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation Limited, which was established by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. He was previously Head of Business Development of Quantum Pacific Advisory Limited in London from 2008 to 2012 and acted as Director and Chairman of Pacific Drilling SA between 2011 and 2018.
Prior to joining Quantum Pacific Advisory Limited, Mr. Ducau was Vice President in the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley & Co. International Ltd. in London between 2000 and 2008.
Mr. Ducau graduated from ESCP Europe Business School (Paris, Oxford, Berlin) and holds a Master of Science in business administration and a Diplom Kaufmann.