Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Transport, Chee Hong Tat, said that MPA will use artificial intelligence and machine learning to manage the increasing scale and complexity of ship movements in Singapore’s waters.
The next-generation vessel traffic management system will be equipped with advanced smart collision detection capabilities, and be based at the future port operations control centre in Tuas. The system will be completed in 2025.
There will also be 5G coverage in Singapore’s port waters, which will support the delivery of goods from Singapore’s shores to ships parked in anchorages through the use of drones, which are currently in commercial trials.
5G will support our vision to be the Silicon Valley of MarineTech, and be a game changer to differentiate our port from the competition
Chee Hong Tat said.
Widespread use of 5G applications in Singapore’s ports should become reality in the next two to three years, MPA said, and development of 5G coverage will be centred on the Maritime Drone Estate near Marina South Pier, which was set up last year for drone operators to test their wares.
Recently, Singapore announced that it accelerates its decarbonisation efforts in the maritime sector. For this reason, the country will commit at least SGD300m ($220.4m) in additional funding and sets out strategies and goals to be achieved by 2050.
The Maritime Singapore Decarbonisation Blueprint charts ambitious and concrete long-term strategies to build a sustainable Maritime Singapore.
The Blueprint will contribute to Singapore’s commitments under the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, Paris Agreement and the Initial IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships, and strengthen the country’s value proposition as a leading global hub port and International Maritime Centre.
