As the Port of Singapore’s next-gen ambitions continue to manifest with the construction of Tuas Mega-Terminal, a combination of technologies and innovations are called for to increase efficiency and safety of operations at the world’s busiest container transhipment hub.
Wärtsilä has responded to this call by opening up a Wärtsilä Acceleration Centre (WAC) in the city-state with the sole ambition of fostering more innovation in the local marine ecosystem.
Through collaboration with local partners, industry and academia, Wärtsilä aims to raise the bar in maritime by co-creating tailored, leading-edge and commercially-viable hi-tech solutions to boost, as one example, safety within the bustling harbour environment.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Wärtsilä have agreed to jointly focus on the development of intelligent vessels, connected smart port operations, cyber-physical security, and digital acceleration with start-ups.