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International

Singapore, China-registered vessels collide in Guangzhou; 2 Chinese vessel crew members missing

The Asia market was quiet in the week due to holidays in China and South Korea.
International

Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights

Neptune Robotics builds underwater robots that can clean a vessel's hull, reducing biofouling.
Startups

Granite Asia leads Neptune Robotics’ US$52 million Series B funding round

The funding includes £700 million of private investment in major UK ports and £448 million of public investment to reduce emissions from UK shipping.
International

UK government, industry to invest over £1.1 billion in maritime sector

The autonomous Thanaleng Dry Port, in the Laotian capital of Vientiane and a kilometre away from the First Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge over the Mekong River, facilitates transitions between road, rail, sea and air transport.
ASEAN Business

No sea, no sweat: Dry ports turn landlocked Laos into land corridor, eye trade to Middle East, Europe

Marco Polo Marine describes the move as a “strategic initiative to strengthen its position” in the growing offshore wind energy market.
Companies & Markets

Marco Polo Marine subsidiary PKR Offshore aims for Taiwan listing in 2026

Marco Polo Marine shifted its focus from oil and gas companies to merchant vessels as shipping boomed amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Companies & Markets

Marco Polo Marine Q3 gross profit slips 4% to S$14 million

The reclamation of Jurong Island in the 2000s created an integrated energy and chemicals cluster that now houses over 100 companies powering regional energy trade.
Opinion & Features
BRUNCH

From rubber roots to risk management: Singapore’s 60-year mastery of global trades

Co-founder and CEO of maritime startup BeeX Grace Chia.
SGSME

Singapore startup BeeX takes the sting out of maritime inspection costs with underwater drones

Collaboration between both the aviation and maritime sectors is necessary, says IMO's Arsenio Dominguez (right), pictured alongside ICAO's Juan Carlos Salazar (left) and Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow.
Singapore

Maritime, aviation sectors can learn from each other in tackling conflict risks, climate change: transport leaders

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