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C-suite conversation: The future of innovation in shipping

The second day of Sea Asia 2021, themed around technology and digitalisation, started with a C-suite conversation combining the high-level view of the IMDA with the industry perspective of shipping line CMA CGM.

Marcus Hand, Editor

September 22, 2021

The discussion, which can be viewed in full above, is helmed by Quah Ley Hoon, Chief Executive of the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore, and she is joined by Lew Chuen Hong, Chief Executive of the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), and Stephane Courquin, CEO Asia-Pacific for CMA CGM.

Quah leads the discussion through a wide range of areas including:

- Adding a digital layer onto the physical shipping transaction

- Optimising ship calls and sailing speed through the use technology and data

- The digitalisation of trade documents such as the Bill of Lading

- Singapore’s Digital Ocean Initiative

- CMA CGM start-up incubator ZeBox and industry painpoints

- Pushing the boundaries of ICT in shipping with start-ups

About the Author

Marcus Hand

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

Conferences & Webinars

Marcus Hand regularly moderates at international maritime events. Below you’ll find a list of selected past conferences and webinars.

Goodbye Globalization? Red Sea Impacts Reviewed, EGN Singapore (Executives' Global Network) webinar, February 2024
Offshore Marine Breakfast Forum at Sea Asia 2023
Sustainable Finance, Shipping & Technology at Hong Kong Maritime Week 2022
Building & Operating Dual-Fuel Vessels, February 2022
Shipping’s Decarbonisation Challenge – The Role of Technology and Digitalisation at Hong Kong Maritime Week 2021
The Challenge Faced by Ship Registries in a Digital and Post-Pandemic Era, October 2020
The Future of Transhipment Hubs Post-Pandemic, November 2020
Offshore Marine Breakfast Forum at Sea Asia 2019

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