The ninth Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) began on April 6, featuring 29events for everyone, from industry players to the general public.
According to Andrew An, Chief Executive of theMaritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), since 2006 whenSingapore became the first country in Asia to ratify the Maritime LabourConvention, the MPA organised this week annually to reflect thevibrancy and diversity of Singapore as a major international maritimecentre.
This year’s event, themed “People,Ideas and Opportunities”, aims to raise awareness of the public,especially the young, about Singapore ’s maritime industry.
Singaporeanswere offered chances to visit the SMW exhibition at three shoppingmalls from March 31 to April 6. Budding and professional photographerswere invited to participate in the “Through Your Lens” photo competitionfrom Dec. 13, 2013 to Feb. 14. Meanwhile, students, maritime employeesand public went on Maritime Learning Journeys to get a first-handexperience of Singapore ’s dynamic maritime industry.
For the maritime industry, SMW is an ideal platform to exchange ideasand discuss issues or developments pertinent to the industry with Asia’s5th Annual FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) Conferenceand Asia ’s 6th Annual Offshore Drilling Conference being held fromApril 6-9. They focus on FPSO shipbuilding market dynamics, strategicbusiness models, latest insight on the global offshore drilling sector,including a focus on Asian offshore drilling investment landscape.
SMW events create opportunities for delegates tomeet, network and forge business relationships. The TOC Contain SupplyChain Asia Conference will provide a comprehensive event for thecontainer transport community while the Singapore Yacht Show offers anopportunity to discover some of the world's finest super-yacht andinternational yacht brands in a highly social setting.
According to the MPA, Singapore port recorded a 2.9 percentyear-on-year rise in container volumes in 2013 with 32.6 million TEU,making it the world's second busiest box port after China 's Shanghai.
In bunkering, Singapore remains the world'slargest bunkering port with a runaway volume of 42.68 million metrictonnes last year, down slightly from 42.69 million metric tonnes in2012.
MPA added that annual vessel arrival tonnagereached 2.33 billion gross tonnes in 2013, an increase of 3.2 percentfrom the 2.25 billion gross tonnes achieved in 2012. Containerships andtankers were the top contributors, each accounting for around 30 percentof total vessel arrival tonnage.
Singapore ’smaritime industry contributes 7 percent of the country’s Gross DomesticProduct and hires about 170,000 people. As an international maritimecentre, the industry is made up of some 5,000 companies from 130shipping groups, offering a diverse range of products and services.-VNA
According to Andrew An, Chief Executive of theMaritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), since 2006 whenSingapore became the first country in Asia to ratify the Maritime LabourConvention, the MPA organised this week annually to reflect thevibrancy and diversity of Singapore as a major international maritimecentre.
This year’s event, themed “People,Ideas and Opportunities”, aims to raise awareness of the public,especially the young, about Singapore ’s maritime industry.
Singaporeanswere offered chances to visit the SMW exhibition at three shoppingmalls from March 31 to April 6. Budding and professional photographerswere invited to participate in the “Through Your Lens” photo competitionfrom Dec. 13, 2013 to Feb. 14. Meanwhile, students, maritime employeesand public went on Maritime Learning Journeys to get a first-handexperience of Singapore ’s dynamic maritime industry.
For the maritime industry, SMW is an ideal platform to exchange ideasand discuss issues or developments pertinent to the industry with Asia’s5th Annual FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) Conferenceand Asia ’s 6th Annual Offshore Drilling Conference being held fromApril 6-9. They focus on FPSO shipbuilding market dynamics, strategicbusiness models, latest insight on the global offshore drilling sector,including a focus on Asian offshore drilling investment landscape.
SMW events create opportunities for delegates tomeet, network and forge business relationships. The TOC Contain SupplyChain Asia Conference will provide a comprehensive event for thecontainer transport community while the Singapore Yacht Show offers anopportunity to discover some of the world's finest super-yacht andinternational yacht brands in a highly social setting.
According to the MPA, Singapore port recorded a 2.9 percentyear-on-year rise in container volumes in 2013 with 32.6 million TEU,making it the world's second busiest box port after China 's Shanghai.
In bunkering, Singapore remains the world'slargest bunkering port with a runaway volume of 42.68 million metrictonnes last year, down slightly from 42.69 million metric tonnes in2012.
MPA added that annual vessel arrival tonnagereached 2.33 billion gross tonnes in 2013, an increase of 3.2 percentfrom the 2.25 billion gross tonnes achieved in 2012. Containerships andtankers were the top contributors, each accounting for around 30 percentof total vessel arrival tonnage.
Singapore ’smaritime industry contributes 7 percent of the country’s Gross DomesticProduct and hires about 170,000 people. As an international maritimecentre, the industry is made up of some 5,000 companies from 130shipping groups, offering a diverse range of products and services.-VNA
