Singapore MPA

Wärtsilä Launches Acceleration Centre In Singapore And Partners With MPA And PSA Marine

The Wärtsilä IntelliTug project aims at enhancing operational safety in Singapore’s busy harbour.

The technology group Wärtsilä has opened its Acceleration Centre in Singapore. This purpose-built centre promotes innovation and collaboration with industry, academia, and local partners to strengthen and develop Singapore’s maritime ecosystem.

The opening marks a key milestone following the agreement signed between Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Wärtsilä in April 2018 to collaborate in areas of intelligent vessels, connected smart port operations, cyber-physical security,...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/wartsila-launches-acceleration-centre-in-singapore-and-partners-with-mpa-and-psa-marine/

Photos: Over 250 Personnel From 26 Agencies Participate In Joint Oil Spill Exercise

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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) led a multi-agency Joint Oil Spill Exercise (JOSE) to test and demonstrate Singapore’s readiness to respond to oil spills at sea.

Image Credits: mpa.gov.sg

2 More than 250 personnel from 26 agencies participated in JOSE 2018 (please see Annex A for list of agencies), which comprised a table-top exercise at the MPA’s Port Operations Control Centre.

During the exercise, agencies deliberated on operational and policy measures to deal with a major oil...

https://www.marineinsight.com/marine/photos-over-250-personnel-from-26-agencies-participate-in-joint-oil-spill-exercise/

PIL And IBM Step Up Their Electronic Bill Of Lading Initiative

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Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd (“PIL”), Singapore’s leading containership operator, collaborates with IBM Singapore (“IBM”) in another blockchain trial to design and create an electronic bill of lading which will significantly enhance the documentation process in supply chain management.

The PIL-IBM collaboration was supported by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Singapore Shipping Association,Infocomm Media Development Authority, Singapore Customs (National TradePlatform), and...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/pil-and-ibm-step-up-their-electronic-bill-of-lading-initiative/

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