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Singapore Shipping Association celebrates 31 yearsSingapore Shipping Association celebrates 31 years

These may not be the best of times for the maritime sector but that did not stop 1,800 people from the industry turning out for the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) 31st annual dinner on Friday.

Marcus Hand, Editor

September 26, 2016

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While numbers were down on the last two years it was still an impressive turnout at the Marina Bay Sands ballroom.

Getting a large crowd of shipping executives at an event in Singapore to actually listen to speeches is a notoriously difficult, if not impossible task. SSA president Esben Poulsson started his speech with the good news that he would be the only one speaking at the event. However, he also quipped the bad news was that as guest-of-honour Khaw Boon Wan, Singapore Minister for Transport was not giving a speech he presumably did not have goodies to give away to the industry from the government.

In a review of SSA’s activities over the last year Poulsson noted a number of ongoing initiatives to encourage Singaporeans to take a career in the maritime sector. Not surprisingly in the current market he noted, “The finance work group headed by councillor Lee Keng Mun, in collaboration with MPA (Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore) and the SGX (Singapore Exchange), is facing challenging times trying to attract more IPOs to list on the SGX.”

Looking back over the last year he noted he’d been asked what had been his proudest moments over the last year.

“To me, one was our 30th anniversary gala dinner last year when more than 2,000 people attended, including Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and (then) Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew. Another was our role in organising OSV@VIVO which saw over 3,000 visitors during Singapore Maritime Week in April, making it a huge success.”

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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.

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