Positioning Singapore's maritime sector for the future

READERS will not need this column to inform them that this is a very busy time in Singapore. We are halfway through this nine-day "week" and a huge range of topics have been debated.

The main theme, however, for Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) 2019 - organised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) - is "Driving Connectivity, Innovation and Talent" and perhaps more basically, as for every SMW, it is about bolstering Singapore's standing as a leading global maritime hub.

As part of that, in the 13th Singapore Maritime Lecture, Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing spoke about how the Republic can position itself for the future amid changes in the maritime industry.