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Join us for an exciting event, PIER71™ Great Circle 2023, happening on Tue Nov 21, 2023 at Suntec City Convention & Exhibition Centre. Get ready to dive into the world of innovation and maritime technology!
At PIER71™ Great Circle 2023, you'll have the opportunity to connect with industry experts, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts who are passionate about shaping the future of the maritime industry. Discover the latest trends, ideas, and breakthroughs in a dynamic and engaging environment.
Whether you're an industry professional, a startup founder, or simply curious about maritime, PIER71™ Great Circle 2023 is the place to be. Expand your knowledge, explore new opportunities, and be inspired by the possibilities that lie ahead.
📝 Register now 🗓️ Tuesday, November 21, 2023 🕙 10AM - 5PM (SGT) 📍 Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition CentreLIVE STREAMED - SO YOU WON'T MISS OUT
For those that are unable to join us in person, the Smart Port Challenge 2023 Grand Final (10 am -1130am SGT) and PIER71™ Great Circle 2023 (2pm - 3.30pm SGT) will be streamed live on our YouTube channel.
PROGRAMME
10:00AM - 11:30AM - Smart Port Challenge 2023 Grand Final at Summit 2
Each year, the Smart Port Challenge seeks innovative solutions from tech startups to tackle challenges or seize opportunities presented by Singapore's maritime corporations. Witness the top 8 start-ups pitch their groundbreaking innovations before a panel of judges, corporate leaders, investors, and the entire maritime community, as they vie for the top honours in the Challenge.
10:00AM - 5:00PM - MarineTech Start-up Showcase at Concourse area
Prepare to be astounded by over 40 startups, part of PIER71™ and maritime accelerators worldwide, demonstrating their groundbreaking progress in maritime innovation. Their focus areas encompass Smart Port, Smart Ship, Maritime Services, Green Tech, Decarbonisation, Crew Training, Safety, and Wellbeing, promising potential revolution in your company. Additionally, valuable networking opportunities await.
11.30AM - 1:30PM - Lunch Special - MarineTech Mix & Mingle
Join us for an exclusive "Lunch & Network" event! Connect with dynamic MarineTech startups and the esteemed PIER71™ alumni. Enjoy a delectable meal while forging invaluable connections.
2:00pm - 3:00pm - PIER71™ Great Circle 2023 at Summit 2
Be part of a significant celebration, as we introduce four emerging startups from the Ascend Programme, unveil the outcomes and awards of Smart Port Challenge 2023, and hold a unique ceremony in honour of PIER71™'s 5th anniversary. This event promises to be a momentous occasion, combining the excitement of new ventures with the recognition of innovation excellence.
Join us as we showcase the next generation of maritime leaders, unveil the ingenious solutions brought forth by the Smart Port Challenge, and commemorate five years of PIER71™'s impactful journey in shaping the maritime industry's future. Don't miss this opportunity to witness breakthroughs and acknowledge our achievements together.
📝 Register now 🗓️ Tuesday, November 21, 2023 🕙 10AM - 5PM (SGT) 📍 Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre')">Invitation to PIER71™ Great Circle 2023 – Celebrating Maritime Innovation & the Global MarineTech Community
PIER71™️ Great Circle 2023 – Smart Port Challenge Winners revealed
In the Forum moderated by Prabjot Singh Chopra of SeaTech Solutions International, hear from Michael Kei of American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Ken Ng of DNV who will share their perspectives in:
• Types of approvals and steps to gaining classification approval
• Process of approval timeline
• When should start-ups or interested parties contact classification societies to get involved
• What information might a class society require in order for the technology to be classified
• What are some of the key milestones in achieving classification from DNV
Should you have any burning questions to be forwarded to the Speakers for their preparation, kindly email enquiries@pier71.sg
A meeting link will be sent to all eligible registrants* in a confirmation email.
We look forward to your registration and meeting you soon.
*Eligible registrants: PIER71 Accelerate 2023 and Alumni.
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Inviting maritime corporates, venture capitalists, trade associations and the wider maritime ecosystem to this Networking Event. Here is first dibs to meet the 2023 cohort of start-ups and your opportunity to:
🚀 Discover revolutionary solutions poised to redefine the maritime landscape. From marine insurance, smart logistics and sustainability initiatives to data-driven navigation and port optimisation. What's going to be the next breakthrough technology for the maritime industry?
🔥 Connect and engage with the visionary minds behind these innovations. Network, exchange ideas, and forge connections with these start-ups that could spark collaborations leading to a more efficient, safer, and sustainable maritime ecosystem.
PIER71 is pleased to co-host this event with Lloyd's Lab/Lloyd's of London to mark our partnership and the inclusion of InsureTech as a focus area in Smart Port Challenge 2023.
🗓️ Date: 27 September 2023 (Wednesday)
🕒 Time: 4.00pm to 6.30pm (SGT)
📍 Venue: Lloyd’s of London (Asia) Pte. Ltd., 138 Market Street, #03-01 CapitaGreen, Singapore 048946
This is a by-invitation non-virtual event.
')">Meet the Finalists of PIER71 Smart Port Challenge 2023
🗺️ Explore Iconic Landmarks: Cruise through Singapore's Western Anchorage and witness the key landmarks that define this vibrant maritime hub.
💡 Gain Innovation Insights: Hear directly from PIER71TM Alumni as they unveil groundbreaking innovations deployed across the port terminals and ships at the anchorage, providing fascinating insights into the future of maritime technology.
⚓ Witness Live Maritime Operations: Experience the maritime world in action as you observe bunkering operations, crew transfers, and ship supply deliveries by sea, offering an up-close encounter with the dynamic operations that keep our maritime industry thriving.
But the adventure doesn't end there! Join us for an exclusive Innovation Showcase at the Maritime Gallery, where PIER71TM Alumni will present their groundbreaking projects, including:
📊 Container Trade Forecasting and Analytics: Discover how advanced data analytics are revolutionizing container trade forecasting, providing invaluable insights for efficient logistics.
🔍 Virtual Walkthrough for Vessel Inspection: Step into the future of maritime safety with virtual vessel inspections that enhance security and streamline maintenance.
🌿 Turning Biowaste into Biofuels: Witness the sustainable transformation of biowaste into eco-friendly biofuels, reducing our environmental footprint.
👟 Smart Insole for Worker Safety and Productivity: Dive into the world of smart wearables that prioritize worker safety and boost productivity on board.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the maritime innovations that are shaping the future of Singapore's maritime landscape. Reserve your spot today! ⚓🌟
🗓️ Date: 22 September 2023 (Friday)
🕒 Time: 9.00am to 2.00pm (SGT)
📍 Venue: a) Marina South Pier, Level 1 (to board ferry for Sea Tour)
b) Singapore Maritime Gallery, Level 2 (Innovation Showcase)
31 Marina Coastal Drive, Singapore 018988
This is a non-virtual by-invitation event.
')">Get ready to set sail and explore the cutting-edge innovations of PIER71TM that are shaping the future of the maritime industry
PIER71 Alumni Nexus – Homecoming: A PIER71 Alumni Networking Event
Accepting Applications from: 1 to 20 Aug 2023
Location: NUS ENTERPRISE - PIER71, Ayer Rajah Crescent, SG
Company: National University of Singapore
Apply here: https://careers.nus.edu.sg/job-invite/21533/
We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join us as a PIER71™ ME Superhero Intern (a.k.a Marketing and Events Intern). As a ME Superhero Intern, you will work closely with our dynamic team to drive innovation, support startups and play an integral part in marketing, communications and running with many thrilling projects. If you are excited about the future of the maritimeindustry and eager to make a difference, we invite you to apply for the internship at PIER71. Students in their gap year or those who possess strong creative communications and digital design skills are strongly encouraged to apply. Please submit your updated resume and a compelling cover letter outlining your passion for innovation and how you can contribute to PIER71's mission.
Job Description
- Intern will work closely with the Programme Managers and Marketing & Communications Manager from the PIER71TM team
- Communications – assist Marketing & Communications in the planning, execution and management of the marketing and communications plan for PIER71TM. The stakeholders to reach out to include and are not limited to entrepreneurs, corporates, investors, researchers, etc.
- Marketing Collaterals – design and deliver marketing collaterals for the various events and programmes rolled out by PIER71TM. Deliverable may also involve working with and managing external vendors.
- Content Creation for Digital Marketing Channels – plan, create and deliver content that is suitable for the PIER71TM programme on its digital marketing channels, including its website and monthly newsletter. This may be rolled out as part of the communications plan and synced with the programme’s calendar of events.
- External Community Outreach – help to plan and roll out a series of marketing outreach initiatives and community events to improve brand recognition, landscape scanning and expansion of community.
- Competitive Analysis – carry out a SWOT analysis of PIER71TM in relation to 5 key competitors to build a stronger PIER71 brand for next 5 year plan.
- Event Management – plan and execute PIER71TM events not limited to visits, regular workshops, talks, tradeshows, webinars, networking events, etc. You should also aim to improve the experience for all participants.
- PIER71 content development for newsletter, website and social media updates
- Short video storyboard, filming and production for PIER71TM 5th year anniversary, corporate video and startup publicity
- Set up of Alumni database, plan and conduct face-to-face interviews and surveys, photoshoot and filming
- Organise workshops, visits to PIER71TM, plan and execute alumni networking events
- Organise PIER71 and startups’ PR and marketing related activities in relation to exhibition participation
- Any other projects as deemed fit
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Familiar with social media management, SEO tools and analytics technologies
- A compelling writer with excellent storytelling skills and graphic sensibility
- Proficient in WordPress, Canva, Eventbrite, Adobe Illustrator
- Event management experience required, organising webinars and livestreams would be an advantage
- Possess critical thinking and problem-solving skills; preferably a multi-tasker with a sense of humour
- Keen interest in the start-up ecosystem, the topics of decarbonisation, digitalisation and supply chain resilience in the maritime industry, would be a plus.
More Information
Recruiting PIER71TM Marketing & Events Intern
- Ship owners
- Ship managers
- Charterers
- Ship Suppliers
- Crew
- Port Operators
- Port Authorities
- Solutions for ships to links up with relevant port systems (port authorities, port operators, port service providers) to exchange key information in real-time, and also feeds information into the vessel’s voyage optimisation and weather routing systems
- Machine-to-machine data exchange from Ship-To-Shore, with strong data privacy and cybersecurity
- Interoperability regardless of the manufacturer of the shipboard and navigational hardware/software or voyage optimisation tools.
- Proposed solutions should enable voyage and port call optimisation, minimise vessel waiting times, and help towards achieving decarbonisation objective.
- Solution should not incur high overhead costs or require extensive modifications to existing hardware/software on ocean-going ships which operate globally.
- For ship owners, the less time they waste waiting in port translates to more opportunities for them to reduce fuel consumption, minimize carbon emissions through sailing at the right speed and take on more charters to increase their revenues through greater vessel utilisation.
This event is an Online Roadshow. Please register to obtain your webinar link.
Full details on the Innovation Opportunity can be found here
For more about PIER71TM: www.pier71.sg
More details on Smart Port Challenge 2023: https://pier71.sg/smart-port-challenge/
Proposal Submission by 31 July 2023, 5pm SGT to: https://pier71.typeform.com/to/bkwkN6ki
')">SPC2023 Online Roadshow: Voyage Optimisation: How Can We Enable Better Interconnectivity And Interoperability Between Ships And Port Systems?
Please submit your questions in advance to for the organisers to prepare their in-depth responses.
Driving Cyber Readiness: https://pigeonhole.at/69R8M3
Transforming Carbon: https://pigeonhole.at/FW93JP
Smart Port Challenge (SPC) is an annual innovation competition to find the best ideas and solutions from technology start-ups to address challenges, or innovation opportunities, put forth by maritime corporates in Singapore. This year’s Smart Port Challenge offers 12 innovation opportunities supported by 24 corporate sponsors.Innovation Opportunity #1: Driving Cyber Readiness: How Can We Improve The Maritime Sector’s Cyber Readiness?
As Singapore’s maritime sector digitises, and with the 2030 electrification target, the likelihood of cyber-attacks increases. Attacks are becoming more sophisticated and undetectable, targeting both insecure systems and human behaviour.
With increasing digitalisation, cyber-attacks may spread rapidly and indiscriminately, with severe implications to maritime operations as infamous cases of such attacks have already demonstrated.
Rising Cyber Risks:
– With digitalisation, including the emergence of Operational Technology (OT) with Information Technology (IT), there are new vulnerabilities
– Cyber pirates are targeting ship controls, and malware can spread across the supply chain as well
– Cyber hygiene practices among maritime personnel could be improved as some might be vulnerable to social engineering tactics used by cyber attackers (e.g.: phishing)
Desired Outcome
Solutions may encourage adoption of cyber security solutions, automate compliance assessments in line with upcoming mandatory cybersecurity standards, preservation of system after a cyber attack, and improve cyber hygiene practices through a gamified digital training platform.
Potential Solution Spaces:
– An ecosystem-wide mandatory cyber assessment that improves seafarers’ cyber hygiene and operational readiness
– Automated compliance to the upcoming IEC 62443 requirement that will be mandatory for classed ships and offshore installations contracted for construction from 1 January 2024
– Gamified training simulations for crew that can account for and evolve according to crew’s responses in real time
– A customer focused app or service that detects on a live basis the latest cyber vulnerabilities or attacks, gives guidance on specific cyber response, and automates compliance reporting to HQ
Successful solutions should be able to:
– Utilize on-board systems and consolidate information from other cyber databases with known vulnerabilities for detection of maritime-specific threats
– Support crew with timely alerts and clear steps to deal with threats
– Be accessible (e.g., understandable, easy to implement)
Full details on the Innovation Opportunity can be found here
This event is conducted in a Ask-Me-Anything format: please submit your questions in advance here for the organisers to prepare their in-depth responses.
Innovation Opportunity #2:Transforming Carbon: How Can We Best Utilise Carbon As A High-Value Waste Stream?
For too long, carbon dioxide has been perceived as a waste product, with detrimental effects on the planet. However, with the increasing urgency to reduce carbon emissions, it is imperative to shift our perception and explore how carbon dioxide can be harnessed as a high-value waste stream. By unlocking the potential of the carbon value chain, we can create new opportunities for sustainable and innovative solutions, leading us towards a more resilient future.
Desired Outcome
Solution spaces encompass all products that utilize carbon as a raw material. Successful solutions must be suited to Singapore’s available resources and economic model.
Successful solutions should:
– Generate high value uses without massive carbon imports
– Overcome any concerns with quality, purity, or sufficient and consistent supply
– Be aligned with ship workflows and infrastructure
This event is conducted in a Ask-Me-Anything format: please submit your questions in advance here for the organisers to prepare their in-depth responses.
Full details on the Innovation Opportunity can be found here
For more about PIER71TM: www.pier71.sg
Smart Port Challenge 2023: https://pier71.sg/smart-port-challenge/
Proposal Submission by 31 July 2023, 5pm SGT to: https://pier71.typeform.com/to/bkwkN6ki
')">SPC2023 Ask-Me-Anything Session: Driving Cyber Readiness & Transforming Carbon
- Shelf life of biofuels are shorter as compared to diesel
- Current solutions to address biofuel degradation and its corrosive impact on engines include using coatings on engines/pipes, additives to mitigate degradation, and lab testing of biofuel quality
- Oily nature of biofuels requires engine filters to be changed up to three times more regularly
- Have faster turnaround time to detect degradation with a cheaper, in-situ method; testing will be suitable for different onboard conditions
- Account for and verify nature of feedstock and well to wake emissions
- To decarbonise, biofuels are the top alternative energy option for harbour crafts in the near-term
- Ensuring quality would reduce maintenance costs as biofuel degradation corrodes engine equipment
- Improving the traceability of biofuels would increase trust in biofuels and ensure that actual emission reductions are achieved
This event is an Online Roadshow. Please register to obtain your webinar link.
Full details on the Innovation Opportunity can be found here
For more about PIER71TM: www.pier71.sg
More details on Smart Port Challenge 2023: https://pier71.sg/smart-port-challenge/
Proposal Submission by 31 July 2023, 5pm SGT to: https://pier71.typeform.com/to/bkwkN6ki
')">SPC2023 Online Roadshow: Accelerating Biofuel Adoption – through Assurance of Quality and Traceability?
This will be a hybrid event, held from the PIER71TM office in Singapore. For those who sign up for the In-Person event, stay on for networking with the supporting corporate sponsors held after the event.
Register for In-Person and networking event here.
Register for Online event here.
Innovation Opportunity: How Can We Make Marine Insurance More Efficient For The Customer And Insurer – Through Risk Prevention Or Mitigation? How Should Insurance Respond To Emerging Marine Trends?
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital twins, renewables, autonomous vehicles, drones, robotics leverage modern technologies to improve efficiencies, safety, sustainability and performance in smart ports, ships, logistics and maritime services. The risk landscape in port ecosystems is changing and this creates opportunities and challenges for insurers.
– How can these technologies improve the efficiency of insurance for customers and insurers?
– What are the new insurance products that we need to develop for these modern technology solutions in ports?
– Can these new technology solutions also be used to improve or create new insurance products for the port ecosystem?
Note:
This Challenge is put up together with Lloyd’s Lab, the innovation hub for the Lloyd’s market. Shortlisted start-ups addressing this Challenge may be invited to participate in selected Lloyd’s Lab’s events, including but not limited to a Demo Day on 7th December 2023.
Full details on the Innovation Opportunity can be found here.
Hear from the corporate speakers and engage with them with your queries to spur your ideation towards a solution for this Innovation Opportunity.
For more about PIER71TM: www.pier71.sg
Smart Port Challenge 2023: https://pier71.sg/smart-port-challenge/
Proposal Submission by 31 July 2023, 5pm (SGT) to: https://pier71.typeform.com/to/bkwkN6ki
')">SPC2023 Roadshow on InsureTech with Lloyd’s Lab (Hybrid event)
This will be a hybrid event, held from the PIER71TM office in Singapore. If you have signed up for the In-Person event - so do stay for the networking with supporting corporate sponsors held after the event.
Register for in-person event with networking here.
Register for online event.
Innovation Opportunity #1:
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is driving the digital transformation of the maritime industry and positioning our Hub Port and International Maritime Centre for the future.
Singapore has one of the most efficient and reliable ports in the world, but certain port and harbour craft operations and processes are still labour intensive, and paper based. These could be due to legacy practices, lack of technological solutions, or international/ local regulatory issues. Without efficient, reliable, and secure broadband wireless connectivity in our port waters, many of these port operations will not be able to be further automated or performed electronically. Immediate use cases include digital bunkering, digital ship supplies, remote pilotage and drones operations.
MPA is prepared to provide regulatory sandbox environment for technology solutions that require exemptions to existing regulatory restrictions where safeguards are in place.
Challenges
Conventional wireless communications such as Satellite Communication (Satcomm), 4G (and 5G progressively in 2024 and 2025) and AIS have the following limitations:
- Line of sight (LOS) issues, e.g., service provider’s harbour craft (bunker supplier, ship supplies provider, towage provider) communication signals can be blocked by another bigger serviced ship.
- 4G/5G has limited range and reliability in port water environment
- AIS has limited bandwidth and real-time capability to deliver content rich applications.
- Very few locations in our port waters for installation of base station.
- Satcomm has much higher costs (both CAPEX and OPEX) and poorer latency than 4G/5G communication, where the low latency is necessary for certain applications e.g., remote pilotage. Moreover, most of the harbour craft does not have satellite communication equipment installed.
Desired Outcomes
The proposed innovation should provide a holistic way for systems, applications, machine and personnel at sea to carry out electronic transactions, regulatory submissions, workflows, signatures, documentations, and forms filling efficiently, reliably and securely between service provider vessels and service consumer ships in our port waters. Overhead costs, new installation or modification should be kept minimal especially for ocean going ships which operate globally and adopt global standards.
Full details on the Innovation Opportunity can be found here: https://pier71.sg/spc/wireless-broadband-connectivity-in-port-waters-2/
Innovation Opportunity #2
Ships emit black smoke due to incomplete combustion of fuel, which results in the release of small carbon particles harmful to human health and the environment. The quality of fuel used by ships, engine performance, and operational conditions affect black smoke emission. The International Maritime Organization has set a limit on the sulphur content of marine fuel to prevent black smoke emission due to high sulphur content. Proper engine maintenance, tuning, and optimizing operational conditions can significantly reduce black smoke emission, which is essential to protect human health and the environment.
Challenge
To capture dark smoke emission and assist a MPA officer in deciding if an infringement report is to be made for an offence under Port Regulations 66 – “No person may cause smoke, soot, ash or grit to be emitted from a vessel in such quantity or density as may, in the opinion of the Authority, be a nuisance.”
Current MARPOL requirement on smoke emission
The international standards on smoke emissions are based on Annex VI of the MARPOL regulations that addresses air pollution prevention requirements from ships. In 2019, MPA has released a guide for ships calling to the port, with information on prohibitions of sulphur content found in ship fuel.
MPA’s requirements on smoke emission
Regulation on smoke emissionUnder Regulation 66 of Port Regulations, a port inspector will record the smoke emission for 15 minutes and compare the smoke colour against the Ringelmann chart to determine if exceeds Ringelmann 2 before raising an infringement report.
Measures taken by MPA
To curb the emissions of dark smoke, MPA has been taking a balanced approach by firstly educating the shipping community of the root causes and publishing guidelines to reduce emissions. Enforcement actions will be taken for offences.
Challenges
- Limitations of CCTV cameras. CCTV cameras are unable to identify the vessel which may be blocked by other vessels along the line of sight or is anchored/moving in front of a larger ship with a darker hull or superstructure fitting.
- Monitoring of black smoke emission during night hours. Currently, enforcement of black smoke emission is limited to daylight hours only due to visibility issues at night.
- Poor weather conditions: a) Rain/haze etc – Poor visibility and smoke dissipation affects the accuracy of the shades. b) Cloudy skies – A reduction in colour contrast due to dark clouds in the background poses challenges in shade identification.
Desired Outcome
Solutions should ideally:
– Identify and correlate the vessel emitting black smoke with its AIS information– Provide an accurate assessment on the shade of the black smoke based on the Ringelmann Chart
- Capture and manage evidence, including video clips of the vessel during emission– Incorporate a system prompt with an evaluation made based on the default criteria and evidence, so that officers can decide if an infringement report is to be made.– Alert officers when a vessel is emitting black smoke
Full details on the Innovation Opportunity can be found here: https://pier71.sg/spc/black-smoke-emission-how-can-we-capture-dark-smoke-emission/
Hear from the corporate speakers and engage with them with your queries to spur your ideation towards a solution for this Innovation Opportunity.
For more about PIER71TM: www.pier71.sg
Smart Port Challenge 2023: https://pier71.sg/smart-port-challenge/
Proposal Submission by 31 July 2023, 5pm (SGT) to: https://pier71.typeform.com/to/bkwkN6ki
')">SPC2023 Roadshow with MPA on Wireless Connectivity & Capturing Black Smoke Emissions
This will be an Online event, held from the PIER71TM office in Singapore.
This event is conducted in a Ask-Me-Anything format: please submit your questions in advance for the organisers to prepare their in-depth responses.
Greening the Supply Chain: https://pigeonhole.at/5Q3BH5
Preparing for Electrification: https://pigeonhole.at/GYE3KP
Innovation Opportunity #1: Greening The Supply Chain: How Can We Enhance Transparency, Traceability, Regulatory Compliance, And Accountability At A Sector-Wide Level To Enable A Green Maritime Supply Chain?
Singapore has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. In March 2022, MPA and industry partners released the Maritime Singapore Decarbonisation Blueprint 2050.
However, Singapore’s maritime sector transcends borders, various stakeholders, and multi-model transportation from land to sea. Greening the entire maritime supply chain is a huge endeavour to undertake and will have to overcome system-level complexities. Solutions may include standards reporting systems, ecosystem-level coordination, and technological innovations that improve traceability and accountability.
Potential Solution Spaces:
Automate Accountability and Traceability– Innovate low-cost, auto-calibrating sensors that measure a ship’s GHG emissions– Use Application Programming Interface (API) to automate compliance assessment, which should be customisable to each SME’s requirements (drawing inspiration from Singapore’s Tax Authority’s Auto-inclusion scheme)
Enable Ecosystem Collaboration:
– Develop a collaborative, trusted platform to convene maritime stakeholders on ecosystem-level efforts e.g., promoting circular economy practices– Build a central sustainability marketplace that compares decarbonisation solutions e.g.: fuel trading platform that represents different fuel types, prices points, and resulting emissions
Successful solutions:
– Should be low-cost, considering product price and cost of any retrofitting required– Ideally should be in a plug-and-play form
Full details on the Innovation Opportunity can be found here
This event is conducted in a Ask-Me-Anything format: please submit your questions in advance here for the organisers to prepare their in-depth responses.
Innovation Opportunity #2: Preparing For Electrification: How Can Electrification Technology And Infrastructure Meet The Efficiency And Cost Requirements Of The Maritime Sector?
From 2030, all new harbour crafts operating in Singapore’s port waters must be fully electric, be capable of using B100 biofuel, or be compatible with net-zero fuels such as hydrogen. However, the lack of onshore and offshore charging stations, limited berthing space, speed of charging, energy density of batteries, efficiency of battery swap approaches and infrastructure investments required, end-of-life disposal, and cost concerns are inhibiting early adoption.
Challenges
Battery Swap
Lighter weight of batteries will improve the viability of battery swapping at a mothership: too heavy a load may incur higher emissions
- Address fire hazard due to exposed connections when removing and fitting batteries
- Improving interoperability of a larger pool of batteries and the corresponding battery management system (BMS) for different vessel types will minimise charging downtime
Battery
- Close the energy density gap between Li-ion battery (known for having the highest energy density) and Marine Gas Oil, from the current 40 times difference down to 2 times difference. Lithium-sulphur batteries have energy densities 50% higher than Li-ion batteries but have not yet been commercialized.
- Lower cost of battery and modifications needed to encourage shipowners’ adoption
Desired Outcome
Solution spaces may include reducing charging times, improving the performance and capacities of batteries through battery designs, redesigning batteries to allow batteries to be of a lower weight and improve interoperability.
Successful solutions will:
- Be cost competitive
- Be easily usable by ship crew e.g., they will know how to optimize battery usage and not overload the battery
- Optimised for forecasted usage, optimal battery life routes
Market Potential
All new harbour crafts operating in Singapore’s port waters must be fully electric by 2030, have the ability to use B100 biofuel, or be compatible with net-zero fuels such as hydrogen.
Full details on the Innovation Opportunity can be found here
This event is conducted in a Ask-Me-Anything format: please submit your questions in advance here for the organisers to prepare their in-depth responses.
For more about PIER71TM: www.pier71.sg
Smart Port Challenge 2023: https://pier71.sg/smart-port-challenge/
Proposal Submission by 31 July 2023, 5pm SGT to: https://pier71.typeform.com/to/bkwkN6ki
')">SPC2023 Ask-Me-Anything Session: Greening the Supply Chain
Please submit your questions in advance to https://pigeonhole.at/W57J8R for the organisers to prepare their in-depth responses.
Smart Port Challenge (SPC) is an annual innovation competition to find the best ideas and solutions from technology start-ups to address challenges, or innovation opportunities, put forth by maritime corporates in Singapore. This year’s Smart Port Challenge offers 12 innovation opportunities supported by 24 corporate sponsors.Innovation Opportunity: Improving Real-time Port Productivity at PSA - How Can We Gain Full Visibility of Warehouse Hub Operations, Facilities and Assets Utilisation?
As a supply chain orchestrator, apart from overseeing cargo and container flow, PSA also serves as a hub operator, managing a multi-tenanted warehouse.
Currently, there is no integrated system that allows real-time visibility on how assets are utilised. Instead, existing systems of tracking resources rely on non-integrated CCTVs, WhatsApp, and physical coordination. Better control over service levels will benefit users and can support service agreements in bundling value-added services such as space brokering, job pooling, and permit documentation.
Challenges
The warehouses and hauliers work with lists of containers that have two days lookahead but may not share real-time visibility on the physical assets and conditions. They rely on phone or email communications, which can result in various inefficiencies.
Successful solutions should ideally:
Address user behaviours and concerns, such as shippers who might not be willing to share space due to competitive concerns.
The marketplace must interoperate not only between physical (e.g., CCTV vehicles) and digital systems (e.g., contracts, permits), but should be compatible for external service providers to access and feed real-time information into the platform
- Allow easy and secure integration to existing warehouse systems
- Be equipped with intelligence to draw insights from the data
Market Potential
Various operational aspects could be addressed, such as
- Docking bay and parking bay availability
- Movement of hauliers and trailers
- Container, pallet, and cargo volume, content, location, handling requirements
- Warehouse Hub heatmap
- Market pricing to enable resource and job pooling, and selling space
- Management interventions
Full details on the Innovation Opportunity can be found here.
This is a fantastic opportunity to hear from the corporate speakers and engage them with your queries to spur your ideation towards a solution for this Innovation Opportunity.
As a reminder, this event is conducted in a Ask-Me-Anything format. Please submit your questions in advance at https://pigeonhole.at/W57J8R
Reserve your seat for this event via Eventbrite.
More details on Smart Port Challenge 2023: https://pier71.sg/smart-port-challenge/
Proposal Submission by 31 July 2023, 5pm SGT: https://pier71.typeform.com/to/bkwkN6ki
')">SPC2023 Ask-Me-Anything Session: Improving Real-time Port Productivity at PSA
In-person attendance is possible. Sign up for your ticket here instead:
Smart Port Challenge (SPC) is an annual innovation competition to find the best ideas and solutions from technology start-ups to address challenges, or innovation opportunities, put forth by maritime corporates in Singapore. This year’s Smart Port Challenge offers 12 innovation opportunities supported by 24 corporate sponsors.Improving Real-time Port Productivity at Jurong Port - 2 Innovation Opportunities:
Jurong Port is a multipurpose port operator that provides berthing facilities for vessels and facilitates loading and unloading cargo from ships.
Opportunity #1: Improving Cement Removal Process - How Can We Remove Cement Residue in an Automated, Effective, and Efficient Manner?
Jurong Port is seeking for solutions to overcome the manpower-intensive and hazardous nature of removing cement residue, ideally, with a self-operating or remotely controlled system in an effective and timely manner.
Successful solutions will:- Not damage ship cargo holds
- Take no more than 2-3 hours to clear each hatch
- Result in a clean surface; no lumps of cement residue
- Minimize manpower required due to the safety hazard posed by cement dust and time taken for removal of residues
Details on the Innovation Opportunity can be found here:
Opportunity #2: How Can We Streamline Communication and Have Real-Time Operational Overview of Vessel Activities in Jurong Port?
Jurong Port is looking for effective and efficient solutions to better manage its operational communications across various platforms.
The solution may be an operational mobile enabled solution to provide real-time operational updates, which is a single point of information flow and access solution for end users (internal and external) to retrieve operational information and update required operational information; or
– A web-based app or digital platform that standardizes and integrates real-time data from digital and analogue sources such as video feeds, photos, forms and documents etc., to better match demand with supply, while serving as a common channel for communication across multiple users.
Details on the Innovation Opportunity can be found here:
Reserve your seat for the Online Roadshow via Eventbrite.
Hear from the corporate speakers and engage with them with your queries to spur your ideation towards a solution for these Innovation Opportunities.
More details on Smart Port Challenge 2023: https://pier71.sg/smart-port-challenge/
Proposal Submission by 31 July 2023, 5pm SGT: https://pier71.typeform.com/to/bkwkN6ki
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Building Confidence in Ammonia: How Can We Build Confidence in Ammonia as a Marine Fuel?
Currently, commonly used detection solutions are less sensitive than the human nose. Also, current regulatory approvals require the submission of Quantitative Risk Assessments. Additionally, there is a need for regulatory agencies to establish robust procedures and capabilities for effective emergency response. Early warning systems to alert first responders of ammonia leakage will be an important operational tool. Desired Outcomes We are looking for solutions to prepare the maritime industry for increased adoption of Ammonia as a marine fuel. Maritime industry experts expect ammonia usage to grow to 7% of fuel by 2030 and 20% by 2050 (Lloyd’s Register, 2021) Solutions could include training crew, developing highly sensitive and digitalised sensors suited to the ship environment (and ideally wearables for the crew), and improving safety workflows in accordance with Class guidelines on ammonia limits. Successful solutions will be more sensitive to ammonia than the human nose, be digitalised for immediate feedback, account for both intensity and exposure time, prompt individual emergency response, and address various ship configurations and different safety scenarios. Join our online Roadshow session to get a better understanding of this innovation opportunity. Reserve your seat via Eventbrite.')">SPC2023 Online Roadshow: Building Confidence in Ammonia
Channel News Asia – Expanding Horizons Series featuring PIER71TM, GreenCOP & C4NGP
SPC2022 Grand Final
Speakers:
- Ryn Ang (IMDA)
- Rachel Chan (MTI)
Bridging Entrepreneurs and the Public Sector
Speaker: Wong Ken Mun (Deputy General Manager, SEEDS Capital, Enterprise Singapore)
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PIER71™ Explore | BLOCK71 Gateway
SPC 2022: AMA – OSM & ASMI
SPC 2022: Roadshows – BSO
SPC 2022: Roadshows – BSM
SPC 2022: AMA – BP and Shipowners’ Mutual P&I Association
SPC 2022: Roadshows – OMC Shipping
SPC 2022: Roadshows – Wilhelmsen
SPC 2022: Roadshows – Jurong Port
SPC 2022: AMA – Torvald Klaveness
SPC 2022 Roadshows – PSA
SPC 2022: Roadshows – ABS
SPC 2022: AMA – Equatorial
SPC 2022: Roadshows – PCL
Programme
1:45pm | Registration and Maritime Innovation Showcase*
2:30pm | Opening and Welcome Addresses (Livestream begins)
2:50pm | Smart Port Challenge 2022
3:00pm | Peer Sharing from MarineTech Start-ups
3:30pm | Q&A and Closing
* The Maritime Innovation Showcase will be available until 4:15pm.
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- Valuation methods and approaches
- Legal documents requires for fundraising
Insights to Fundraising & Valuation – Part 2
- Valuation methods and approaches
- Legal documents requires for fundraising
Insights to Fundraising & Valuation – Part 1
Smart Port Challenge 2021 Grand Final
Find out how the programme supports accreditation of promising Singapore-based product companies to position them as qualified contenders to government and large enterprise buyers.
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From the perspective of enterprises or individuals, how to actively establish a comprehensive IP portfolio to create competitive advantage for enterprises is the core of IP deployment especially for nascent companies.
This webinar analyses the value of intellectual property (IP) and its impact on business/technology strategies from the following aspects.
· The nature and importance of intellectual property
· The problems IP solve (create) for the enterprise
· The Significance of Intangible Assets and IP in the Global Economy
· Extracting the value from IP and innovation
· Case studies
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Get Noticed: Marketing Best Practices
- Secure grants and funding
- Acquire business deals
- Develop defensible technology
Founders also get plugged into a diverse international community of industry experts.
In this panel discussion, find out more about BLOCK71 and hear the perspectives of two Smart Port Challenge alumni as they share their entrepreneurship journeys on venturing beyond the shores of Singapore with the support of PIER71™ and BLOCK71.
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Protection & Indemnity (P&I) Clubs provide insurance to shipowners against such liabilities and expenses. Each P&I Club relies on its own process for gathering and analysing data, which limits the data to the relative market share of the particular P&I Club.
Gard is looking for a solution that offers a common and neutral platform to standardise the data collection process, and allow aggregate data to be shared by all stakeholders for better visibility and more effective approach towards loss prevention.
Send us your questions in advance at https://pigeonhole.at/SPC2021GARD
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The Singapore Association of Shipsuppliers & Serivces (SASS) wants to transform the way Boarding Officers work by reducing the need for physical interaction. The solution should enable Boarding Officers to obtain digital signatures and validate their authenticity in compliance with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore and Singapore Customs. It should also allow them to remotely perform verification of delivered items with the crew, as well as communicate with them in real time to assist with any queries or concerns they may have.
Send us your questions in advance at https://pigeonhole.at/SPC2021SASS
Rapid Fastening Of Out-Of-Gauge Cargo
When it comes to transportation of cargo by sea, most people think of containers. However, what about large machinery or equipment that do not fit into standard shipping containers? This is what is referred to as out-of-gauge cargo. In order to prevent damage or pose any danger to the vessel and its crew during transportation, these need to be secured to the deck, a process known as seafastening.
MMA Offshore is looking for a solution that can reduce the time required for seafastening, in particular the process of welding and inspections.
Send us your questions in advance at https://pigeonhole.at/SPC2021MMA
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Currently, ship masters and officers are already collecting and reporting data in various forms as requested by port authorities, bunker suppliers, charterers, owners, commercial managers, technical managers and more.
Klaveness Asia recognises a wider industry demand for a comprehensive solution to consolidate and automate multiple ship data for port clearance, and importantly, create useful insights to improve voyages.
Send us your questions in advance at https://pigeonhole.at/SPC2021KLAVENESS
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Underwater cleaning of curved surfaces, such as commercial vessels’ bulbous bow or propeller, can only be accomplished with human divers. This is a highly specialised field with limited availability of trained personnel, and comes with high costs and operational risks, and even regulatory restrictions in some locations.
Current solutions using underwater remotely operated vehicles are limited to flat surfaces and are not adapted to handle curved surfaces.
Dive Marine Services is looking for remotely operated and ultimately autonomous solutions to reduce the costs and risks associated with using human divers to clean these curved underwater surfaces.
Send us your questions in advance at https://pigeonhole.at/SPC2021DIVEMARINE
More Cost-Effective And Efficient Ways To Clean Cargo Holds
Cargo hold cleaning is usually performed by the crew and is a tedious and time-consuming process using high pressure water jets and cleaning chemicals for the sides of the cargo holds as well as high reach areas.
Tata NYK is looking for a more cost effective solution with a faster turnaround time, and reduced risk to the crew.
Send us your questions in advance at https://pigeonhole.at/SPC2021TATANYK
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A Drop in the Ocean: How a Maritime Innovation Ecosystem Creates a Ripple for Start-ups
The Association of Singapore Marine Industries (ASMI) and the Workplace Safety and Health Institute (WSHI), part of the Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSHD) in the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), are looking for solutions to detect and prevent Slips, Trips and Falls (STF), Falls from Height (FFH) and near-misses, perform data analysis and generate actionable insights to allow for a safer work environment.
Send us your questions in advance at https://pigeonhole.at/SPC2021FALLINJURIES
Monitor, Detect And Improve Workforce Physical And Mental Health In Maritime And Marine & Offshore Industry
Hafnia is looking to improve the mental health and wellbeing of its seafarers through remote access to counselling support (via live text/voice/video chat) and resources.
The Association of Singapore Marine Industries (ASMI) and the Workplace Safety and Health Institute (WSHI), part of the Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSHD) in the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), are seeking solutions that can remotely monitor workers’ vital signs in order to alert supervisors of impending health and safety risks such as fatigue and mental stress, heat stress, potential heart and respiratory disease, as well as infections.
Send us your questions in advance at https://pigeonhole.at/SPC2021WSHI
Real-Time Monitoring And Early Detection Of Health Risks Through Wearable Technology
Aside from physical health screening and consultations, PSA Marine and PSA unboXed like to seek continued visibility of our crew’s health conditions via the deployment of wearable technology to enable real-time health monitoring so that early or imminent signs of heart attack, stroke or related cardiovascular health conditions can be detected to trigger the necessary alerts to base operations supervisors.
Send us your questions in advance at https://pigeonhole.at/SPC2021PSA
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Keppel Smit Towage owns, manages and operates a fleet of 24 tugs exclusively for harbour operations in Singapore. They are in the process of upgrading their Planned Maintenance System (PMS) to generate task lists for scheduled maintenance as determined by the equipment manufacturer. However, scheduled maintenance does not take into consideration the actual usage of the equipment and could lead to pre-mature replacement and cost inefficiencies.
To optimise the use of these equipment, Keppel Smit Towage is looking for a solution to monitor their condition so that maintenance is only carried out when necessary. However, as the average age of their tugs is 15 years old, they are facing an obstacle in extracting and digitising the analogue signals from these equipment in order to perform data analytics for condition-based monitoring.
Centralisation, Organisation and Interpretation of Port and Customs Regulations for Speedy Consumption
Cargo operations for the maritime industry are governed by regulations from local port authorities which cover tax regimes, requirements for equipment, entry and more.
Today, port regulatory information is unstructured, available in various formats such as word, excel or emails, across different platforms ranging from websites to unofficial channels, and in different languages.
Wilhelmsen Ships Service is looking for a solution that centralises port regulatory information and acts as a single source across the industry.
')">SPC2021 Roadshow: Harbour Tugs Monitoring & Centralisation of Port Regulations
Environmental sustainability is an industry-wide concern. Plastic is one of the biggest contributors to pollution, yet large quantities in the form of drinking water bottles, chemical pails and packaging of consumables are currently being used on-board vessels.
Bernhard Schulte, Everise Shipping Service and Wilhelmsen Ships Service are looking for solutions to reduce the usage of plastic and its impact on our oceans.
Automated And Assisted Steel Cargo Identification, Verification And Tally
As a multi-purpose port that handles general cargo, Jurong Port relies on ground staff to manually identify and count the cargoes as they are being unloaded from the vessels. Jurong Port is looking for a solution to automate the process of identifying, tallying and feeding the data directly into their digital tally system with at least 85% accuracy.
')">SPC2021 Roadshow: Greener Alternatives & Automated Steel Cargo Identification
The use of underwater robotics for inspection, maintenance or research is becoming more prevalent. However, most of such applications are done out at sea and require a stable internet connectivity for high resolution images or videos from the underwater assets to be transferred onshore for analysis.
Eastern Pacific Shipping and Nido Robotics are looking for a solution that allows a stable, synchronous connection of at least 40Mbps, with a reach of about 10km away from shore, maintaining a speed of 40-50Mbps per connected device.
Automated Periodic Gas Monitoring n Cargo and Ballast Tanks Onboard Vessels
When a ship docks for repairs at a yard, the atmospheric conditions in confined spaces such as cargo and ballast tanks must be continually monitored to ensure safety of workers accessing them.
Sembcorp Marine Admiralty Yard is seeking an automated solution that can be easily deployed and un-installed on vessels, to record, report and send alerts on these conditions while the ship is docked for repairs.
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