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News & Events

News & Events

  • Event Upcoming

    PIER71 SPC 2025 Roadshow: Europe (Online)

    Location: United Kingdom
    • 17 Jun 2025
    • 14:00 - 15:00
    Tag: SPC
  • Event Upcoming

    PIER71 SPC 2025 Roadshow: Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Location: Netherlands
    • 12 Jun 2025
    • 15:00 - 17:00
    Tag: SPC
  • Event Upcoming

    PIER71 SPC 2025 Roadshow: London, UK

    Location: United Kingdom
    • 10 Jun 2025
    • 17:00 - 19:00
    Tag: SPC
  • Event Past

    PIER71 SPC 2025 Roadshow: Hamburg, Germany

    Location: Germany
    • 6 Jun 2025
    • 14:30 - 15:30
    Tag: SPC
  • Event Past

    PIER71 SPC 2025 Roadshow: CIC Cambridge, MA

    Location: United States
    • 5 Jun 2025
    • 10:00 - 12:00
    Tag: SPC
  • Event Past

    PIER71 SPC 2025 Roadshow: Boston, USA (x Supermomos)

    Location: United States
    • 5 Jun 2025
    • 17:30 - 19:30
    Tag: SPC
  • Event Past

    PIER71 SPC 2025 Roadshow: Southern California

    Location: United States
    • 3 Jun 2025
    • 11:30 - 14:30
    Tag: SPC
  • Event Past

    PIER71 SPC 2025 Roadshow: BLOCK71 Silicon Valley

    Location: United States
    • 2 Jun 2025
    • 17:30 - 19:30
    Tag: SPC
  • Event Past

    PIER71™️ Great Circle 2024

    Location: Singapore
    • 19 Nov 2024
    • 13:00 - 18:00
  • Event Past

    PIER71™️ Smart Port Challenge 2024 Roadshow – Singapore

    Location:
    • 27 Jun 2024
    • 10:30 - 13:30

In The News

  • News

    Rice Media: How One Underwater Robot Is Transforming Our Seas

    12 November, 2024

    The original article was published by Rice Media here. Featuring BeeX, our SPC alumni from 2020. https://youtu.be/ziecQ4ySiro?si=mz-OY4mXypkVOh7r
  • News

    CNA Documentary Series: Innovating for the Future

    26 July, 2022

    For over a century, NUS has proudly nurtured generations of leaders across multiple professions and sectors in Singapore and beyond. Watch the full CNA series 'Innovating for the Future' to learn abo
  • News

    Singapore Retains Top Shipping Centre Ranking: Xinhua-Baltic

    26 July, 2022

    Into its ninth year the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index Report saw Singapore again taking the top slot, as it has done every year since its inception, with the city-state
  • News

    11 Start-ups Awarded MINT-STARTUP Grant at the Launch of Smart Port Challenge 2022

    20 May, 2022

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), today announced the launch of Smart Port Challenge (SPC) 2
  • News

    Singapore Retains Top Spot in Leading Maritime Cities 2022 Report

    4 March, 2022

    The Leading Maritime Cities of the World report is an international benchmarking report compiled by Menon Economics and classification society DNV. In addition to retaining the top spot overall in the
  • News

    MPA expands support, innovation programmes for maritime tech startups

    9 December, 2021

    The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) launched various initiatives to further support maritime technology (MarineTech) start-ups in Singapore, as part of enhanced plans to develop the MarineTech ecosy
  • News

    Searoutes gains €1.3 million in new venture capital funding

    9 December, 2021

    French start-up, Searoutes (SPC2020) has completed a €1.3 million financing round, led by venture capital firm WSB Beteiligungs, to support the further development of its ‘eco-calculator’, used
  • News

    BeeX scores 7-figure USD seed financing

    9 December, 2021

    SPC2020 Winner BeeX has secured an undisclosed 7-figure seed funding led by Cap Vista, the strategic investment arm of Singapore's Defence Science and Technology Agency, with participation from Quest
  • News

    Expanded PIER71™ Programmes to Support Singapore’s Development as A Global Maritime Technology Start-Up Hub

    23 November, 2021

    Expanded PIER71TM Programmes to Support Singapore’s Development as A Global Maritime Technology Start-Up Hub   Three Winners announced at the Smart Port Challenge 2021 Grand Final  
  • News

    FUELSAVE secures €3.4M to accelerate deployment of novel emissions reduction technology for shipping

    22 September, 2021

    Investments in start-ups tackling challenges in the maritime industry continue to grow. Congrats Marc Sima and the team at FUELSAVE on securing €3.4M to expand their team and scale production of the
  • Success Stories

    Bringing Healthcare and Wellbeing Closer to the Seafarers with IoT

    27 May, 2025

    Location: Singapore
    Thematic Area: Smart Shipping
    Technology Area: Internet of Things (IoT), MedTech, Software as a Service (SaaS), Others
    Started up as a distributor of medical devices, Aeras Medical is now an innovative medical Internet of Things (IoT) company that offers remote health and wellbeing monitoring, as well as automated d
  • Success Stories

    Enabling Transparency in Fuel Quality to Augment Operational Efficiencies

    27 May, 2025

    Location: Singapore
    Thematic Area: Smart Shipping
    Technology Area: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data / Data Analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Dravam Pte Ltd is a fluid software and and data company, developing and deploying continuous and comprehensive fluid quality monitoring solutions. Their patented Inline Scanning Solution – dRSCAN
  • Success Stories

    Automating and Optimsing Ship Supplies Logistics

    27 May, 2025

    Location: Singapore
    Thematic Area: Next Generation Ports
    Technology Area: Software as a Service (SaaS), Supply Chain and Logistics
    Ent-Vision is a technology start-up that uses data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing and geospatial solutions to automate process and optimise resources. The Jo
  • Success Stories

    Making Seafarer Training Safer and More Accessible through Virtual Reality

    27 May, 2025

    Location: Denmark
    Thematic Area: Smart Shipping
    Technology Area: Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Kanda is a start-up that is leveraging virtual reality and elements from computer games to develop immersive and human-centred digital learning applications that enable collaborative teamwork across
  • Success Stories

    Enabling Data-driven Decisions through an Integrated Communications Platform

    27 May, 2025

    Location: Singapore
    Thematic Area: Next Generation Ports
    Technology Area: Internet of Things (IoT)
    SkyLab is a 5G-ready data logistics company that aims to enable the data-driven world. A Singapore-based deep technology company, SkyLab provides robust enterprise grade Industrial Internet of Things
  • Success Stories

    Integrating Maritime Workplace Safety and Efficiency with an IoT Tracking Platform

    23 May, 2025

    Location: Singapore
    Thematic Area: Next Generation Ports
    Technology Area: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Tagvance is an Internet of Things (IoT) innovation start-up specialised in developing realistic and reliable location tracking and monitoring solutions to enhance operational efficiency, capacity