Maritime Smart Port Challenge 2024 @ Silicon Valley
Calling all Bay Area startups, VCs, researchers and innovators! Join us on June 11th for the launch of the Maritime PIER71™ Smart Port Challenge 2024.
Attendees will:
Discover 14 innovation opportunities in Green Technologies, Smart Shipping, Next Generation Ports, and Digitalization.
Learn how to collaborate with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and industry partners.
Gain insights on leveraging Green & Digital Shipping Corridors to test your solutions, acquire partners and access funding.
Network with key players in the maritime innovation ecosystem.
14 Innovation Areas for the Smart Port Challenge 2024:
Maritime Green Technologies
Managing ammonia risk
Improving crew safety in handling methanol as a fuel
Enhancing charging and battery performance
Developing next generation wind assist technology to improve fuel efficiency
Smart Shipping
Strengthening situational awareness
Securing critical business data
Man overboard in port waters
Shipboard sensor kit for harbor craft
Next Generation Ports
Enhancing connectivity for digital port services
Improving autonomous truck performance
Building a circular ecosystem
Remote pilotage
Digitalisation (A.I., Cybersecurity, Cloud)
Building maritime cybersecurity resilience
Improving charging optimization using predictive modeling
About PIER71™
Founded by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the National University of Singapore (NUS), through its entrepreneurial arm NUS Enterprise, PIER71™ (Port Innovation Ecosystem Reimagined at BLOCK71) aims to grow Singapore’s maritime innovation ecosystem. PIER71™ boosts innovation in the maritime and maritime-related industries by attracting talents, creating opportunities for the exchange of knowledge and ideas, attracting investments into startups and accelerating ventures.
For more information, please visit https://pier71.sg
About Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
MPA was established in 1996 with the mission to develop Singapore as a premier global hub port and international maritime centre, and to advance and safeguard Singapore’s strategic maritime interests.
MPA is the driving force behind Singapore’s port and maritime development, taking on the roles of port authority, maritime and port regulator and planner, international maritime centre champion, national maritime representative and a champion of digitalization and decarbonization efforts at regional and international players including the International Maritime Organization.
For more information, please visit https://www.mpa.gov.sg
About NUS Enterprise
NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of National University of Singapore, plays a pivotal role in advancing innovation and entrepreneurship at NUS and beyond. It actively promotes entrepreneurship and cultivates global mindsets and talents through the synergies of experiential entrepreneurial education, active industry partnerships, holistic entrepreneurship support and catalytic entrepreneurship outreach. BLOCK71 is an initiative of NUS Enterprise, present in 9 cities globally.
For more information, please visit https://enterprise.nus.edu.sg.
In partnership with:
Maritime Port Authority of Singapore
Singapore Global Network