Fund to help ship agency, harbour craft sectors with digital solutions

Singapore

FIRMS in the ship agency and harbour craft sectors in the maritime industry can now tap a S$3.7 million fund for digital solutions.

The fund is part of the Sea Transport Industry Digital Plan (IDP), which aims to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the sector digitalise, Senior Minister of State for Transport Lam Pin Min said on Wednesday.

The IDP was announced by Dr Lam during the Ministry of Transport's Committee of Supply debate last month.

Speaking on Wednesday at the Singapore Maritime Technology Conference at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Dr Lam said the plan will provide SMEs with a step-by-step guide to digitalisation, and a list of digital solutions in areas such as vessel management…