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SMF reserves the right to change these conditions at any time from time to time at its discretion. All changes will be posted herein and your use of the website after such change has been posted will constitute your agreement to the modified conditions.
SMF reserves the right to change these conditions at any time from time to time at its discretion. All changes will be posted herein and your use of the website after such change has been posted will constitute your agreement to the modified conditions.

Disclaimer

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To the fullest extent permitted by law, SMF does not make any representations or warranties of any kind whatsoever in relation to any such information and services and disclaims all express, statutory or implied warranties of any kind as to their accuracy, adequacy, reliability, currency, timeliness, completeness, title, merchantability, quality, fitness of any particular purpose or non-infringement, or that the information or services will be provided without interruption, that defects will be corrected and that website will be free of viruses and other malicious, corrupting codes, programmes or macros.
SMF will not be liable for any damage or loss of any kind whatsoever and howsoever caused, including any direct or indirect, special or consequential damages, loss of income, revenue or profits, any lost or damaged data, any damage to your mobile phone, software or any other property, whether arising directly or indirectly from your access to or use of this website, any loss of access to this website, any inaccuracy or incompleteness, or errors or omissions in the transmission of the information or services provided by this website, any delay or interruption in the transmission of the information or services provided by this website, and any action taken by you in reliance upon the information or services provided by this website.

Hyperlinks

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Consent for Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Data

This website may use “cookies”, where a small data file is sent to your browser to store and track information when you enter this website. The cookie is used to track information such as the number of users and their frequency of use. While this cookie can tell us when you enter our sites and which pages you visit, it cannot read data off your hard disk. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you may modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
If you provide us with personally identifiable data, you are deemed to have consented to our collection and use of the data for the purposes of contacting you, processing any applications you have made or rendering you a service. We may also share your personal data with other Government agencies for research and statistical purposes and to process any applications you have made or to render you a service unless such sharing is prohibited by law. We will not share your personal data with non-Government entities, except where such entities have been authorised to carry out specific Government services.
To safeguard your personal data, all electronic storage and transmission of persona data are secured with appropriate security technologies.

Intellectual Property Rights

The information and services provided on this website, including any information and software programs available on or through this website are protected by copyright, trademark or other forms of proprietary laws. All rights, title and interest thereto are owned by, licensed to, or controlled by SMF.
Except as otherwise provided, the information and services provided on this website shall not be reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or otherwise distributed in any way.
You may view, download and print the information found on this website only for your own personal non-commercial use, provided further you keep intact all accompanying copyright and proprietary notices.
You may hyperlink, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, or “mirror” the materials found on this website only with the prior written permission of SMF and subject to such conditions as SMF may impose.
Any modification of any of the information provided on this website and any use of the same for any purpose not permitted by SMF shall constitute an infringement of SMF’s rights.
All trademarks and service marks displayed in this website are the property of SMF and third party proprietors identified in the website. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no right or licence is given to any party accessing this website to reproduce or use any such trademarks or service marks.

No Representations

SMF reserves the right to change, modify or remove the information or services provided in this website from time to time and at any time at its absolute discretion. The contents found on this website shall not be construed as constituting any promise or representation by SMF that SMF will or will not adopt any particular course of action or confer any particular benefit, or preclude or limit or constrain SMF in exercising its rights, powers and discretion in any way. SMF reserves the right to change or modify its position in respect of any regulatory policies, schemes, initiatives or plans referred to on this website at any time, and the contents of this website shall not be relied upon to claim any form of legitimate expectation against SMF, in respect of any action that SMF may take in the exercise of its discretion as a public authority.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Conditions of Access are governed by and shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Singapore regardless of any choice of law provisions.

CONTACT US

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.