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The Bridge is SMF’s corporate blog where we share developments in the maritime world, highlight new initiatives, and provide a platform for industry leaders to share their thoughts on vital issues.

Women Leading Maritime: In Conversation with Bernice Yeoh

Driven by their vision to improve the efficiency and sustainability of maritime logistics, Singapore born-and-bred F-drones is the world’s first company to provide 24-hour commercial beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone deliveries.

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Driving Youth Innovation Through the NUS-Rightship Hackathon 2024: In Conversation with Team ChadGPT

29 May 2024

Driving Youth Innovation Through the NUS-Rightship Hackathon 2024: In Conversation with Team ChadGPT

The NUS-RightShip Hackathon 2024 on maritime decarbonisation and electrification brought forth innovative solutions and the crucial role of youth. We catch up with the Junior College/Polytechnic category winners, Team ChadGPT from Raffles Institution (RI), and hear their thoughts on the event!

Driving Youth Innovation Through the NUS-Rightship Hackathon 2024: A Catch-up with Team Crash Course

23 May 2024

Driving Youth Innovation Through the NUS-Rightship Hackathon 2024: A Catch-up with Team Crash Course

The NUS-RightShip Hackathon 2024 on maritime decarbonisation and electrification brought forth innovative solutions and the crucial role of youth. University-Category winners, Team Crash Course from Singapore Management University, shared their insights and learnings.

SMF City Cycle 2024: Bringing Maritime Singapore Together

25 April 2024

SMF City Cycle 2024: Bringing Maritime Singapore Together

The SMF City Cycle 2024 saw 150 cyclists representing Singapore’s diverse maritime ecosystem gather to ride in support of nurturing future maritime leaders, to mark SMF's 20 years of driving public-private partnerships.

In 2024, These Skillsets Will Help You Thrive in Maritime Singapore.

01 March 2024

In 2024, These Skillsets Will Help You Thrive in Maritime Singapore.

Find out why artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, sustainability, and agile methods are some of the in-demand skills for the maritime industry in 2024.

Compensations and Benefits: Key Insights and Best Practices

20 October 2023

Compensations and Benefits: Key Insights and Best Practices

On 26 September 2023, the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) collaborated with Faststream Recruitment Group to host the SMF Connexions Forum 2023, which was attended by 100 maritime HR professionals.

Event Recap: SMF New Year Conversations 2023

06 February 2023

Event Recap: SMF New Year Conversations 2023

Despite the uncertain global economic outlook, the consensus gathered from the Singapore Maritime Foundation's (SMF) New Year Conversations 2023 is that the industry has reasons to be hopeful. In many ways, the sector is ready to set sail and tackle the year’s upcoming challenges.

Reimagining the Employee Experience for the Post Pandemic Workforce

05 January 2023

Reimagining the Employee Experience for the Post Pandemic Workforce

The SMF Connexions Forum 2022 was held on 28 November 2022 and was attended by nearly 100 maritime HR professionals. The event facilitated a discussion of best practices surrounding the attraction, engagement, and growth of maritime talent.

The 46th Maritime Knowledge Shipping Sessions: Adapting to a World in Transition

27 December 2022

The 46th Maritime Knowledge Shipping Sessions: Adapting to a World in Transition

Titled “Adapting to a world in transition”, the 46th Maritime Knowledge Shipping Session was organised for marine insurance practitioners to keep updated on the latest industry trends affecting their line of business.

MaritimeONE Digital Challenge 2022: A Splash of Curiosity, Innovation and Collaboration.

18 December 2022

MaritimeONE Digital Challenge 2022: A Splash of Curiosity, Innovation and Collaboration.

New ideas are the fuel that keeps the ever-changing maritime industry moving, and they were certainly in high supply at the MaritimeONE Digital Challenge 2022 (MDC 2022). Hear more from our champion teams today.

SMF Launches 2nd C-Suite Breakfast To Engage Business Leaders Across the Maritime Sector

14 November 2022

SMF Launches 2nd C-Suite Breakfast To Engage Business Leaders Across the Maritime Sector

As forces impacting global trade flows shift, is globalisation in retreat? This vital question provided much reflection among nearly 100 industry leaders at the second installment of the C-Suite Breakfast Series, hosted by the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF).

Coming from Diverse Backgrounds, The MaritimeONE 2022 Scholars are Ready to Make an Impact

22 September 2022

Coming from Diverse Backgrounds, The MaritimeONE 2022 Scholars are Ready to Make an Impact

The diverse pool of MaritimeONE Scholarship recipients continues to grow in 2022, with $1.7m worth of scholarships awarded to 54 students from maritime, engineering, business, law and STEM fields such as data analytics and computer science.

Building 21st Century Companies in Asia

24 May 2022

Building 21st Century Companies in Asia

The C-Suite Breakfast Series brings together maritime C-Suite leaders and fosters discussions around organisational strategies.

Insights from the Singapore Maritime Week Leaders Perspectives

19 April 2022

Insights from the Singapore Maritime Week Leaders Perspectives

Calls for acceleration towards green shipping against the backdrop of IMO’s 2030 targets, as well as strategies to manage change and transformation were among the key themes discussed at the SMW Leaders’ Perspectives panel discussion on the opening day of the Singapore Maritime Week.

Recap: Singapore Maritime Lecture

19 April 2022

Recap: Singapore Maritime Lecture

The Singapore Maritime Week took place from 4 to 8 April 2022. “Transformation for Growth” was the theme threading this year’s series of events where leaders across the spectrum of the industry gathered to discuss topics concerning innovation, sustainability, services and the group of individuals that will drive this transformation – talent.

Event Recap: SMF New Year Conversations 2022

23 February 2022

Event Recap: SMF New Year Conversations 2022

Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the maritime industry has responded well to the challenges and has remained resilient and relevant. With that in mind, the SMF New Year Conversations held on 13 January 2022 was appropriately themed “Opportunities Amid Disruptions: Maritime Singapore in the Post-pandemic World.”

Five Takeaways from Discover+: Maritime Webinar

28 January 2022

Five Takeaways from Discover+: Maritime Webinar

The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) and Advisory Singapore co-organised the Discover+: Maritime webinar on 18 January 2022.

Sea Asia 2021: Fireside Chat with Minister Iswaran

07 January 2022

Sea Asia 2021: Fireside Chat with Minister Iswaran

The biennial Sea Asia event is back for its 8th edition, virtually this time from 21 to 23 September 2021. As Asia’s leading maritime marketplace.......

Sea Asia 2021: Staying Ahead in the Race for New Talent

07 January 2022

Sea Asia 2021: Staying Ahead in the Race for New Talent

As maritime evolves to embrace digital transformation and sustainability amid a global environment that is becoming more complex, talent remains.......

Event Recap: 2021 MSC Connexions Forum

07 January 2022

Event Recap: 2021 MSC Connexions Forum

Attracting, engaging, and growing talent is at the heart of the Singapore Maritime Foundation’s mission of developing a healthy maritime......
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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.