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1 Jan 1970

Industry Leaders Discuss Strategic Challenges Facing Businesses and the Outlook Ahead at the Singapore Maritime Foundation New Year Conversations 2025

Industry Leaders Discuss Strategic Challenges Facing Businesses and the Outlook Ahead at the Singapore Maritime Foundation New Year Conversations 2025

Back to List Singapore, 15 January 2025 — More than 300 leaders from across the maritime ecosystem gathered this evening at the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) New Year Conversations. Mr. Murali Pillai, Minister of State for Law and Transport, was the Guest-of-Honor and delivered a speech. In his welcome remarks, Mr. Hor Weng Yew, Chairman, […]

1 Jan 1970

AET and Singapore Maritime Foundation Sign MoU to Strengthen Maritime Talent

AET and Singapore Maritime Foundation Sign MoU to Strengthen Maritime Talent

Back to List AET to sponsor four scholarships and two internships annually from 2025 to 2027 as part of the existing AET-MaritimeONE partnership Mr Hor Weng Yew, Chairman of the Singapore Maritime Foundation (left) and Mr Zahid Osman, President & CEO of AET (right) at the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony on 6 December […]

1 Jan 1970

Singapore Maritime Foundation and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. Strengthen Partnership to Develop Maritime-ready Tertiary Talent Pool

Singapore Maritime Foundation and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. Strengthen Partnership to Develop Maritime-ready Tertiary Talent Pool

Back to List Mitsui O.S.K. Lines joins hands with SMF to nurture young maritime talent through MaritimeONE Scholarships over a three-year period Singapore, 28 November 2024 —The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance cooperation in developing a talent pipeline for the maritime […]

1 Jan 1970

Tertiary Students Present Winning Proposals to Harness Technology to Advance Maritime Sustainability and Enhance the Well-Being of Seafarers at the MaritimeONE Case Summit 2024 Grand Finals and Awards Ceremony

Tertiary Students Present Winning Proposals to Harness Technology to Advance Maritime Sustainability and Enhance the Well-Being of Seafarers at the MaritimeONE Case Summit 2024 Grand Finals and Awards Ceremony

Back to List Students from NTU, NUS, SMU, SUSS, and SUTD pip the competition in the 5th edition of this case challenge organised by the Singapore Maritime Foundation Singapore, 8 November 2024 —At the MaritimeONE Case Summit (MCS) 2024 Grand Finals and Awards Ceremony held last evening, the winning teams for the respective challenge statements […]

1 Jan 1970

Singapore Maritime Foundation and Faststream Recruitment Group Publish The Talent Market in Transition Report 2024 on Top Workplace Trends and Dynamics of Maritime Singapore’s Workforce

Singapore Maritime Foundation and Faststream Recruitment Group Publish The Talent Market in Transition Report 2024 on Top Workplace Trends and Dynamics of Maritime Singapore’s Workforce

Back to List The report presents key findings from the Singapore Maritime Employer and Employee Surveys 2024 on topics across retention, attraction, culture, well-being, AI, training and development, reward, and leadership Singapore, 2 October 2024 — The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) and Faststream Recruitment Group jointly announced the release of The Talent Market in Transition […]

1 Jan 1970

SMF Launches Children’s Book on Maritime Singapore’s Journey as part of Award-Winning Secrets of Singapore Series

SMF Launches Children’s Book on Maritime Singapore’s Journey as part of Award-Winning Secrets of Singapore Series

Back to List Published by Epigram Books, “Secrets of Singapore: Mission Maritime” tells the compelling narrative of Maritime Singapore’s 700-year journey through immersive graphics, clever puns, and nuggets of fun facts     Singapore, 23 September 2024 — The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) today launches Secrets of Singapore: Mission Maritime, an initiative to bring an essential […]

1 Jan 1970

Maritime Singapore Awards Over 70 MaritimeONE and Tripartite Maritime Scholarships to Nurture Talent Pipeline

Maritime Singapore Awards Over 70 MaritimeONE and Tripartite Maritime Scholarships to Nurture Talent Pipeline

Back to List Scholarships reflect continued and collective commitment by maritime ecosystem to nurture the next generation of talent At the MaritimeONE and Tripartite Maritime Scholarships (TMSS) Awards Ceremony 2024 held this evening, 63 MaritimeONE Scholarships[1] and 10 Tripartite Maritime Scholarships (TMSS)[2] were awarded by sponsors from the industry, unions, associations, foundations, and institutes of […]

1 Jan 1970

MaritimeONE Scholars and Industry Join Nationwide Effort to Transform Singapore into a City in Nature through the Plant-A-Tree Programme

MaritimeONE Scholars and Industry Join Nationwide Effort to Transform Singapore into a City in Nature through the Plant-A-Tree Programme

Back to List Mr. Murali Pillai, Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Transport, was Guest-of-Honor at the event, which saw 80 trees planted and $24,000 raised for charity Singapore, 26 August 2024 —The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) partnered with National Parks Board’s (NParks) registered charity and IPC, Garden City Fund to organise […]

1 Jan 1970

Singapore Maritime Foundation Partners National University of Singapore to Equip Maritime Workforce with Applied Data Science and Analytics Skills

Singapore Maritime Foundation Partners National University of Singapore to Equip Maritime Workforce with Applied Data Science and Analytics Skills

Back to List Courses to adopt stackable-skills, micro-credentials approach to help maritime professionals build data analytics skills to support transformation of the sector Singapore, 16 August 2024 —The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop, promote, and deliver applied data science […]

1 Jan 1970

MaritimeONE Case Summit 2024 Provides Singapore’s Tertiary Students with Opportunities to Explore Solutions to Challenges Associated with Shipping’s Transition towards Decarbonisation and with Promoting Seafarers’ Wellbeing

MaritimeONE Case Summit 2024 Provides Singapore’s Tertiary Students with Opportunities to Explore Solutions to Challenges Associated with Shipping’s Transition towards Decarbonisation and with Promoting Seafarers’ Wellbeing

Back to List Participants can gain valuable opportunities to be mentored by industry veterans, strengthen credentials, and win cash prizes of up to $4,000 Singapore, 29 July 2024 —The Singapore Maritime Foundation today launched the 5th edition of the MaritimeONE Case Summit, an annual case competition that plugs Singapore’s tertiary students into challenges and issues […]

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.