Singapore competition offers US$1 million prize for best terminal design
2012 05 01
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THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) are offering US$1 million prize to the winner of the Next Generation Container Port (NGCP) Challenge.
The competition, to design a container terminal within stated specifications showing performance, productivity and sustainability, was announced by MPA chief operations officer M Segar at Mandarin Oriental Singapore.
Registration for the international competition is open until July 31. Participants will have to submit their proposals by December 31. Submissions will be evaluated by an international panel, comprising representatives from the Singapore government and the maritime industry, said a statement from organisers.
"It is important for Singapore, as a land-scarce nation, to look for innovative proposals that will allow us to achieve an exponential leap in performance, productivity and sustainability. We believe that this competition will allow us to identify ideas that will not only benefit the Port of Singapore, but the entire container port industry," said Capt Segar.
Participants will be required to consider several operating specifications, such as a handling capacity of at least 20 million TEU as well as 24/7 operations and a 90 per cent berth on arrival for ships. Designs should also be operational within the given land profile and also be environmentally sustainable, said the statement.
The winning proposal will be announced at the next Singapore Maritime Week April 7-12, 2013. In addition to the top prize, MPA and SMI will also set aside S$5 million (US$4.03 million) in R&D grant to develop promising proposals and concepts. Before the winner and commendation awards are announced, shortlisted proposals will also be displayed in a public exhibition.
"As a leading container hub port, it is important for Singapore to continually innovate and leverage on cutting-edge technologies to operate the container ports of the future. The NGCP Challenge serves to support SMI's R&D strategy on R&D for breakthrough applications as well as to develop our thought leadership in port design," said Singapore Maritime Institute executive director Heng Chiang Gnee.
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