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Maritime
Singapore, Singapore 6,066 followers
A vibrant maritime ecosystem | innovative thinkers, industry and entrepreneurial experts, investors and accelerators
About us
PIER71™, Port Innovation Ecosystem Reimagined at BLOCK71, is a joint initiative between the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the National University of Singapore through its entrepreneurial arm, NUS Enterprise. Our mission is to encourage Singapore's maritime industry to accelerate innovation and its adoption and venture into new growth areas through working with technology start-ups. We aim to grow a vibrant maritime entrepreneurial ecosystem which brings together the foreign and local start-ups, corporates, tech start-ups, venture capitalists and mentors. Both partners, MPA and NUS Enterprise are leveraging on each other's strengths in maritime sphere and entrepreneurial ecosystem building to lay the foundation for the birth of a dynamic maritime innovation community. PIER71™ runs a myriad of programmes to attract talents, support and accelerate technologies and start-ups, and build networks amongst corporates, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to unearth opportunities.
Industry
Maritime
Company size
2-10 employees
Headquarters
Singapore, Singapore
Type
Partnership
Founded
2018
Specialties
maritime technology, innovation, accelerator programme, incubator, maritime start-up, tech start-up, and ecosystem
Locations
Employees at PIER71™
Updates
- Congratulations to the Grand Finalists of the PIER71 Smart Port Challenger 2024
Planys Technologies Clearbot Zelim EcoMarine Technologies Inc. Thiospark Energy GT Wings SHECOCome meet them all at the Great Circle 2024, 19 Nov: https://lnkd.in/gKfxuy3z #NUSEnterprise #NUS #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #PIER71 #maritimereimagined #ideate #impact #transform #MaritimeInnovation #SingaporeTech #DigitalTransformation #FutureofMaritime #MaritimeSG #IndustryTransformation #Entrepreneurship #Shipping #Tech #Sustainability #Decarbonisation #supplychainresilience #smartport #smartship #smartmaritimeservices #crewsafety #MarineTech #SmartPortChallenge #SPC2024 #accelerate Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) | Eng Dih Teo, Kenneth Lim, Thomas Ting, Yi Han Ng （黄翼航）, Tay Rick Im Desmond, Sharine Tan, Ian Ho, Jessica Chow, Gwen Chen NUS Enterprise | Tsuhan Chen, Benjamin C.K. Tee, Brian Koh, Marianne Choo, Randall SIE, Danial T., Melissa Ling, Joshua Foong, Joan Leong
- Look at all these smiley, happy faces here. After a day of deliberation, we are happy to announce the Grand Finalists of the PIER71 Smart Port Challenge 2024! Huge congratulations to:Open Ocean Robotics Planys Technologies Clearbot Zelim EcoMarine Technologies Inc. Thiospark Energy GT Wings SHECOCome meet them all at the Great Circle 2024, 19 Nov: https://lnkd.in/gKfxuy3z #NUSEnterprise #NUS #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #PIER71 #maritimereimagined #ideate #impact #transform #MaritimeInnovation #SingaporeTech #DigitalTransformation #FutureofMaritime #MaritimeSG #IndustryTransformation #Entrepreneurship #Shipping #Tech #Sustainability #Decarbonisation #supplychainresilience #smartport #smartship #smartmaritimeservices #crewsafety #MarineTech #SmartPortChallenge #SPC2024 #accelerate Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) | Eng Dih Teo, Kenneth Lim, Thomas Ting, Yi Han Ng （黄翼航）, Tay Rick Im Desmond, Sharine Tan, Ian Ho, Jessica Chow, Gwen Chen NUS Enterprise | Tsuhan Chen, Benjamin C.K. Tee, Brian Koh, Marianne Choo, Randall SIE, Danial T., Melissa Ling, Joshua Foong, Joan Leong
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- 𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐑𝟕𝟏 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐂𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐋𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 The Great Circle 2024 is just around the corner! Grand finalists will be putting their best foot forward and pitching to an esteemed panel of judges: Mr. Eng Dih Teo became Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore in September 2022, previously serving in various policy roles, including as Deputy Secretary (Policy) at the Ministry of Defence. An accomplished scholar and volunteer, he holds Master’s degrees from Imperial College London and Harvard. He received the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2021. Dr. Kah-Hin Chai is the Associate Provost for Masters’ Programmes and Lifelong Education, as well as the Vice Dean for the College of Design and Engineering’s Office of Graduate Programmes at NUS. His expertise spans energy efficiency, product & service innovation, and the maritime sector’s environmental challenges, such as GHG emissions in international shipping. Published in top journals, he serves on national committees for ISO 50001 and the SCEM Programme. Mr. Cyril Ducau is the CEO of Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), leading its green, tech-driven growth. With over 20 years’ experience in shipping and finance, he champions EPS’s strategy, profitability, and employee well-being. Previously with Morgan Stanley, he now chairs Kenon Holdings, Cool Company, and holds multiple board roles in maritime organisations. Come meet our judges and start-ups on 19 November, at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre. Reserve your seats today: https://lnkd.in/gKfxuy3z #NUSEnterprise #NUS #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #PIER71 #maritimereimagined #ideate #impact #transform #MaritimeInnovation #SingaporeTech #DigitalTransformation #FutureofMaritime #MaritimeSG #IndustryTransformation #Entrepreneurship #Shipping #Tech #Sustainability #Decarbonisation #supplychainresilience #smartport #smartship #smartmaritimeservices #crewsafety #MarineTech #SmartPortChallenge #SPC2024 #accelerate Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) | Eng Dih Teo, Kenneth Lim, Thomas Ting, Yi Han Ng （黄翼航）, Tay Rick Im Desmond, Sharine Tan, Ian Ho, Jessica Chow, Gwen Chen NUS Enterprise | Tsuhan Chen, Benjamin C.K. Tee, Brian Koh, Marianne Choo, Randall SIE, Danial T., Melissa Ling, Joshua Foong, Joan Leong
- #Startups - Don't miss out on the Singapore Maritime Institute Forum! Register now to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/ga9X8tSr https://lnkd.in/gnMY4C7f
📅 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼: 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗜 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰! Join us for: ☑️ 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 from the Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Mr Eng Dih Teo, and other renowned thought leaders ☑️ 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 featuring the latest innovations in maritime technology and R&D ☑️ 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 with industry and academia experts ☑️ 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 opportunities Let’s navigate the future of maritime together. Register now to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/ga9X8tSr𝗦𝗠𝗜 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:Kenneth Lim, Adam Sobey, Bien Aik (Daniel) Tan, Ujjwal Kumar, Manuel Baeuml, Xiuju Fu, Yi Han Ng （黄翼航）, Szu Hui Ng, Ming Liu, Sharul Baggio Roslan, Jan-Paul de Wilde, Young-Tae Chang, Jia Yin Sze, Zhichuan (Jason) Xu, Kum Fai Yuen, Ravindra Babu Kudupudi, Riza Marhaban, Xiao Z., Kat Yeoh, Vinh-Tan Nguyen, Deng Siong LEE, Xinwei Chen, Yee Wei Loh #SMI #SMIForum #MaritimeSG #Maritime #Research #Innovation #Collaboration #Digitalisation #Decarbonisation #Sustainability #GreenTransition - No rest for the start-ups that have moved on to Phase 2, with much activity happening this past week - both in person and online. Opening this phase were a series of workshops by topic experts.Kong Soon Chak, mentor to the start-ups too, comes with more than 35 years experience in the ICM industry. He's passionate about building and nurturing organisations. His workshop is a primer for start-ups to understand finance fundamentals and guides start-ups to create a funding plan. Joan Leong, comes with 20 years of experience in the media industry and believes that everyone has a good story to tell. With these stories, start-ups can engage meaningfully with their audience, better connecting their customers with their business offerings. Joseph Yang Chiah Chee, the industry expert in intellectual property, conducted a training session in patent fundamentals and search training. Come meet the start-ups at the PIER71 Great Circle 2024! Grab your seats here: https://lnkd.in/gKfxuy3z SHECO, Zelim, Open Ocean Robotics, STAX Engineering, Planys Technologies, GT Wings, mapsea Corporation, C-Loop, KinetixPro, Nexus Ocean, Cetasol - Maritime Sustainability, Clearbot, Mely.ai - Generative Intelligent Document Processing, TideWise, SgNaPlus, Sostratus Energy, Thiospark Energy, EcoMarine Technologies Inc., @marinehound, Ohceans #NUSEnterprise #NUS #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #PIER71 #maritimereimagined #ideate #impact #transform #MaritimeInnovation #SingaporeTech #DigitalTransformation #FutureofMaritime #MaritimeSG #IndustryTransformation #Entrepreneurship #Shipping #Tech #Sustainability #Decarbonisation #supplychainresilience #smartport #smartship #smartmaritimeservices #crewsafety #MarineTech #SmartPortChallenge #SPC2024 #accelerate Eng Dih Teo, Kenneth Lim, Thomas Ting, Yi Han Ng （黄翼航）, Tay Rick Im Desmond, Sharine Tan, Ian Ho, Jessica Chow, Gwen ChenTsuhan Chen, Benjamin C.K. Tee, Brian Koh, Marianne Choo, Randall SIE, Danial T., Melissa Ling, Joshua Foong
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INVESTOR CIRCLE, happening at Great Circle 2024 At the grand final of the PIER71 Smart Port Challenge 2024, we have a special closed door session where maritime start-ups from our Accelerate cohor will be pitching to VCs. This will take place in the morning. If you are interested to attend as a VC, please reach out to the PIER71 team at enquiries@pier71.sg. Please note that this is a by-invite only event. Find out more about the start-ups here: https://lnkd.in/gB8kNuJY #NUSEnterprise #NUS #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #PIER71 #maritimereimagined #ideate #impact #transform #MaritimeInnovation #SingaporeTech #DigitalTransformation #FutureofMaritime #MaritimeSG #IndustryTransformation #Entrepreneurship #Shipping #Tech #Sustainability #Decarbonisation #supplychainresilience #smartport #smartship #smartmaritimeservices #crewsafety #MarineTech #SmartPortChallenge #SPC2024 #accelerate Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) | Eng Dih Teo, Kenneth Lim, Thomas Ting, Yi Han Ng （黄翼航）, Tay Rick Im Desmond, Sharine Tan, Ian Ho, Jessica Chow, Gwen Chen NUS Enterprise | Tsuhan Chen, Benjamin C.K. Tee, Brian Koh, Marianne Choo, Randall SIE, Danial T., Melissa Ling, Joshua Foong, Joan Leong - We are thrilled to announce the operational opening of the BLOCK71 Global Nagoya Centre, and excited that PIER71™ Alumni - Portcast (#SPC2018) has already established a presence there! Through BLOCK71 Nagoya's establishment, PIER71™'s #startups can harness this ecosystem to connect with vital resources, networks, and expertise for navigating into new markets in Japan. Get in touch if Japan is in your internationalisation plans! 🌏🚀 #BLOCK71Nagoya #PIER71 #GlobalExpansion #Ascend Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) Zi Hua Samuel Soo https://lnkd.in/gxjyj97z
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🌅 Banzai! BLOCK71 Nagoya is now ready to welcome start-ups! Today marks the operational opening of our first BLOCK71 Global location in Japan, graced by His Excellency Hideaki Omura, the Governor of Aichi Prefecture (first photo, third from left). This new centre will create an ecosystem highway between Japan and Southeast Asia, helping Southeast Asian ventures enter the Japanese market and enabling Japanese start-ups to scale across the region. 🌏 Professor Tan Eng Chye, National University of Singapore (NUS) President (first photo, second from left), highlighted that start-ups in #Nagoya can leverage BLOCK71’s extensive network and experience as a technology-focused ecosystem builder. He shared, "This access enables them to tap into vital resources such as technology, talent, markets, and funding opportunities between Singapore and Japan.”NUS Enterprise is also driving innovation through a new partnership with ENEOS formalised by a Memorandum of Understanding on 31 October 2024. This collaboration will enhance venture-building activities for NUS start-ups by addressing industry challenges in 🚗 mobility, 🌍 decarbonisation, 🔄 the circular economy, and 🤖 artificial intelligence. 📢 Stay tuned: https://nagoya.block71.co/📌 Media release: https://lnkd.in/gKvXipwK(Also pictured in the first photo: Professor Naoshi Sugiyama, Nagoya University University President and Mr Hirotaka Sahashi, STATION Ai Corporation President and CEO, on the far left and far right.) Tsuhan Chen Benjamin C.K. Tee #BLOCK71Nagoya #Startups #Innovation #Entrepreneurship - Wrapping up an incredible experience at the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH)! Over the past three days, we’ve had the pleasure of connecting with a dynamic global community of 20,000+ innovators, leaders, and investors. SWITCH is Asia’s premier deep tech event, a unique platform driving new ideas, networks, and collaboration across industries and markets. At PIER71, we’re thrilled to have showcased the cutting-edge work of our alumni. Their breakthroughs continue to highlight the impact of maritime innovation on a global scale: 🔋 3Y Energy - Dr. Yichen Zong🏗️ CRecTech Pte Ltd - Dr. kokgiap HAW (PhD)🌊 Nautisense - Dr. Hannah Gardner🌍 Ohceans - Raymond Tan and Clement PerdanaThank you to everyone who stopped by our booth, engaged with us, and shared in our vision for the future of maritime innovations. #SWITCH2024 #Innovation #DeepTech #MaritimeTech #PIER71 #Technology #Collaboration Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) | Eng Dih Teo, Kenneth Lim, Thomas Ting, Yi Han Ng （黄翼航）, Tay Rick Im Desmond, Sharine Tan, Ian Ho, Jessica Chow, Gwen Chen NUS Enterprise | Tsuhan Chen, Benjamin C.K. Tee, Brian Koh, Marianne Choo, Randall SIE, Danial T., Melissa Ling, Joshua Foong
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- 𝗣𝗜𝗘𝗥𝟳𝟭 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 We are excited to announce PSA Singapore as a corporate sponsor for this year’s PIER71 Smart Port Challenge. PSA is dedicated to partnering with technology innovators to co-develop cutting-edge solutions in automation, digitalisation, and sustainability—designed to scale for future growth and expansion. This year, PSA will present the “PSA Smart Port Prize,” offering SGD 10,000 to an innovative solution that can enhance port automation, reduce energy costs, promote circularity, improve multi-modal network connectivity, optimise real-time data utilisation, and elevate safety, security, and productivity within port operations. Stay tuned for the grand finale to meet the winners! —— Grab your seats at the Great Circle 2024 here: https://lnkd.in/gKfxuy3z #NUSEnterprise #NUS #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #PIER71 #maritimereimagined #ideate #impact #transform #MaritimeInnovation #SingaporeTech #DigitalTransformation #FutureofMaritime #MaritimeSG #IndustryTransformation #Entrepreneurship #Shipping #Tech #Sustainability #Decarbonisation #supplychainresilience #smartport #smartship #smartmaritimeservices #crewsafety #MarineTech #SmartPortChallenge #SPC2024 #accelerate Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) | Eng Dih Teo, Kenneth Lim, Thomas Ting, Yi Han Ng （黄翼航）, Tay Rick Im Desmond, Sharine Tan, Ian Ho, Jessica Chow, Gwen Chen NUS Enterprise | Tsuhan Chen, Benjamin C.K. Tee, Brian Koh, Marianne Choo, Randall SIE, Danial T., Melissa Ling, Joshua Foong, Joan Leong
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Huge congratulations to the start-ups who are moving on to Phase 2 of the PIER71 Smart Port Challenge. In this phase, they will go through more intensive pitch clinics and attend masterclass workshops ... all in preparation for the grand finals, the Great Circle. Come meet these start-ups on 19 Nov at the Great Circle. Get your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gKfxuy3z SHECO Zelim Open Ocean Robotics STAX Engineering Planys Technologies GT Wings mapsea Corporation C-Loop KinetixPro Nexus Ocean Cetasol - Maritime Sustainability Clearbot Mely.ai - Generative Intelligent Document Processing TideWise SgNaPlus Sostratus Energy Thiospark Energy EcoMarine Technologies Inc.@marinehoundOhceansFind out more about the start-ups: https://lnkd.in/gB8kNuJY #NUSEnterprise #NUS #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #PIER71 #maritimereimagined #ideate #impact #transform #MaritimeInnovation #SingaporeTech #DigitalTransformation #FutureofMaritime #MaritimeSG #IndustryTransformation #Entrepreneurship #Shipping #Tech #Sustainability #Decarbonisation #supplychainresilience #smartport #smartship #smartmaritimeservices #crewsafety #MarineTech #SmartPortChallenge #SPC2024 #accelerate Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) | Eng Dih Teo, Kenneth Lim, Thomas Ting, Yi Han Ng （黄翼航）, Tay Rick Im Desmond, Sharine Tan, Ian Ho, Jessica Chow, Gwen Chen NUS Enterprise | Tsuhan Chen, Benjamin C.K. Tee, Brian Koh, Marianne Choo, Randall SIE, Danial T., Melissa Ling, Joshua Foong, Joan Leong