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Singapore’s 10th Smart Port Challenge expands support to scale maritime startups
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial heart of the National University of Singapore, have launched the 10th edition of the PIER71 Smart Port Challenge (SPC) at Singapore Maritime Week 2026, with expanded support to help maritime start-ups scale, secure funding, and deploy their solutions.
Alicia Bots, C-Leanship, Neptune Robotics, Oceanis Robotics, RINA, SEAHI Robotics receive $2.91M R&D funding from MINT
Alicia Bots, C-Leanship, Neptune Robotics, Oceanis Robotics, RINA and SEAHI Robotics will receive close to S$3.7 million ($2.91 million) in research and development (R&D) co-funding from Maritime Innovation and Technology (MINT) Fund to develop and trial in-water robotic hull inspection and cleaning solutions in Singapore’s port waters.
OCBC, Lion Global Investors, DigiFT launch Southeast Asia first on-chain tokenized physical gold fund
OCBC and its asset management arm, Lion Global Investors, together with digital asset exchange DigiFT, have launched the OCBC-LionGlobal Physical Gold Fund Token (GOLDX token) – Southeast Asia’s first tokenized physical gold fund available on a public blockchain.
China’s Goertek invests $20M more in Vietnam factory for camera production
Vietnam-based Goertek Technology Vina Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Chinese manufacturing giant Goertek, has invested VND527.1 billlion ($20 million) more in its factory in the northern province of Bac Ninh, according to its draft environmental impact assessment sent to the provincial authorities.
Singapore launches Maritime Technology & Research Roadmap to advance maritime innovation, capabilities development
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) have on Tuesday launched the new edition of the Singapore Maritime Technology & Research Roadmap to advance maritime innovation, capabilities development.
Singapore Polytechnic signs six industry partnerships to advance maritime decarbonization, cybersecurity, talent development
Singapore Polytechnic (SP) has on Tuesday formalized six industry and academic partnerships to advance maritime decarbonization, cybersecurity, talent development.
Vietnam’s VinDynamics, Germany’s Schaeffler to jointly advance humanoid robotics development
VinDynamics, a robotics company under Vietnam's conglomerate Vingroup, and Germany's motion technology firm Schaeffler will collaborate on research and development in humanoid robotics.
Alipay introduces AI payment service for autonomous agents
China's online and mobile payment platform Alipay has launched a new AI-powered payment service that allows autonomous AI agents to make purchases and complete transactions based on user instructions.
Singapore’s maritime sector to accelerate AI adoption under new partnership
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) among maritime companies in Singapore to improve productivity and strengthen competitiveness.
YTL AI Labs launches ILMU Claw to tap growing agentic AI trend
YTL AI Labs has on Tuesday launched ILMU Claw, enabling Malaysian users, developers, and enterprises to build autonomous AI agents, hosted entirely on Malaysian infrastructure through the secure YTL AI Cloud.
