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MPA Supported 50$m Investment for Singapore Maritime Startups

According to a Strait Times report, Enterprise Singapore (ESG) investment arm Seeds Capital, together with six appointed co-investment partners, will pump a combined $50 million into more than 50 maritime technology start-ups in Singapore.

MPA Supported Co-investment

The co-investment initiative is supported by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. Seeds Capital and the appointed partners will invest in start-ups that develop solutions to improve operational efficiency and safety across...

https://mfame.guru/mpa-supported-50m-investment-for-singapore-maritime-startups/

Singapore Unveils ‘Playbook’ To Hasten Digital Transformation

  • The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have launched the Maritime Digitalisation Playbook (MDP).
  • MDP will support maritime companies in accelerating their digitalisation plans as the economy reboots and enters a new normal post-COVID-19.
  • Together with the Industry Digital Plans, MDP will give companies a wider range of potential solutions to adopt.
  • Collectively, they will enable our maritime...

https://mfame.guru/singapore-unveils-playbook-to-hasten-digital-transformation/

Proposals Initiated for Joint Industry Projects Post COVID-19

  • Singapore has issued a call for proposals for Joint Industry Projects.
  • These projects will be instrumental in building a resilient and competitive maritime sector post-COVID-19.
  • MPA, SSA, and MINT will provide up to 50% funding support for impactful projects and 70% for qualifying projects.
  • It will enhance port, harbor craft community, shipping, and maritime services.

According to an article published in Seatrade-Maritime news and authored by Marcus Hand, Singapore has issued a call for...

https://mfame.guru/proposals-initiated-for-joint-industry-projects-post-covid-19/

MPA and Team Unveil COVID-19 Crew Change Guidebook

  • MPA, SSA, SMOU, IMEC, and WSC have formed the Singapore Crew Change Working Group.
  • Singapore recently announced the ease of the restrictions under specific conditions.
  • SGCCWG published the Singapore Crew Change Guidebook.
  • It will provide guidance to the shipping community on the effect of crew change in Singapore.
  • The Guide reminds the crew change process for sign-on and sign-off in Singapore.

According to an article published in Safety4sea, the MPA, SSA, and SMOU, in cooperation with IMEC and...

https://mfame.guru/mpa-and-team-unveil-covid-19-crew-change-guidebook/

Σιγκαπούρη: Μέτρα στήριξης των ναυτικών

Η Λιμενική Αρχή της Σιγκαπούρης (MPA) ανακοίνωσε την Πέμπτη 21 Μαΐου ότι επιπλέον ναυτικοί θα έχουν το δικαίωμα οικονομικής στήριξης, όπως προβλέπει το πακέτο μέτρων MaritimeSG Together, που ανακοίνωσε η MPA στις 29 Απριλίου 2020.

Ο Οργανισμός Ναυτικών της Σιγκαπούρης (Singapore Organisation of Seamen ‒ SOS) αποτελεί την τελευταία ναυτική ένωση που συνεργάζεται με την MPA για την παροχή πακέτου οικονομικής στήριξης (Seafarers Relief Package ‒ SRP) προς τους ναυτικούς που ακόμη δεν δύνανται να...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2020/05/27/sigkapouri-metra-stirixis-ton-naftikon/

20 Nations Open Up Their Ports To Keep Shipping Afloat!

According to a Strait Times report, port authorities in 20 countries across three continents have signed an agreement to keep ports open for trade amid the coronavirus outbreak, in a move initiated by Singapore.

What is it?

From Los Angeles to Antwerp, Abu Dhabi to Shanghai, the countries recognized, in a virtual roundtable, that the maritime sector plays a critical role in keeping trade flows open in this period.

The port authorities committed to working together to ensure merchant ships...

http://mfame.guru/20-nations-open-up-their-ports-to-keep-shipping-afloat/

COVID-19: Singapore Readies ‘Floating Accommodations’ for Workers

  • MPA Singapore and partners launch floating accommodations to tackle COVID-19. Specifically, the joint initiative will be used to house healthy foreign workers.
  • The statement highlighted that all foreign workers will be firstly examined, going through the necessary health checks before boarding the floating accommodations.
  • The two floating accommodations will include isolation rooms and the essential needs include the delivery of catered meals.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)...

http://mfame.guru/covid-19-singapore-readies-floating-accommodations-for-workers/

Essential Maritime Services To Continue Amidst Lock-down

  • Port of Singapore will remain open for cargo operations and will continue to provide essential marine services, including bunkering, ship stores and ship supplies.
  • Essential maritime activities are exempted from the suspension.

As maritime is a key economic sector and the Port of Singapore is critical in ensuring the flow of goods, it will remain open for cargo operations and will continue to provide essential marine services including bunkering, ship stores and ship supplies, reads a press...

http://mfame.guru/essential-maritime-services-to-continue-amidst-lock-down/

Soil Investigation Work Underway at the Tuas Region of Singapore

Marine Soil Investigation works have been scheduled on the Western part of Singapore –  Tuas Bay and Tuas Basin

Date: With effect from 24 March 2020 to 23 September 2020.

Location: At Tuas Bay and Tuas Basin, at the following coordinates.

Details of the project
  • A jack-up barge with a rotary drilling rig will be used to carry out the soil investigation work.
  • Movement of the jack-up barge will be assisted by tug and during daylight hours only.
  • The jack-up barge will be held in place by steel legs...

http://mfame.guru/soil-investigation-work-scheduled-in-the-tuas-region-of-singapore/

Singapore Annual Bunker Sales Drops To A Four Year Low

According to an article published in Ship and Bunker News, bunker fuel sales in Singapore, the world’s largest marine fuels hub, sank to the lowest level in four years in 2019, according to the country’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA).

Drop is sales volume
  • Total sales dropped by 4.7% to 47.464 million mt last year, the least since 2015.
  • Sales rose in December as shipowners shifted to buying 0.50% sulfur fuels, with preliminary estimates showing a total for the month of 4.466 million mt, the...

http://mfame.guru/singapore-annual-bunker-sales-drops-to-a-four-year-low/

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