Industry/Technology: Business Optimization, innovations, IT and programming, science and research, technologies, telecommunications, AR/VR/MR
Region – Asia
The Smart Port Challenge (SPC) 2024, organized by PIER71, offers startups a platform to address challenges in the maritime industry and develop innovative solutions. The SPC 2024 focuses on addressing challenges specific to the maritime sector, including but not limited to port operations, vessel management, supply chain logistics, and sustainability.
Focus areas
- Managing ammonia risk
- Improving crew safety in handling methanol as a fuel
- Enhancing charging & battery performance
- Developing next generation wind assist technology to improve fuel efficiency
- Strengthening situational awareness with AI and Computer vision
- Securing business critical data
- Man overboard in Port waters
- Shipboard sensor kit for harbour craft
- Enhancing connectivity for digital port services
- Improving autonomous truck performance
- Building a circular ecosystem
- Remote Pilotage
- Building maritime cybersecurity resilience
- Improving charging optimization using predictive modelling
- Open Category
Eligibility criteria
- Open to startups globally.
- Solutions must be applicable to the maritime industry and address challenges faced by ports.
- All stages of startups are encouraged to apply.
Prizes
- Access to maritime corporates, investors, venture capitalists, serial entrepreneurs, as well as other PIER71
- Opportunity to address real challenges and identify customers
- Access to workshops and masterclasses
- Product and business model validation
- Eligibility to apply for grants of up to S$100,000 for proof-of-concept or pilot projects, and up to S$250,000 for new product development
- Branding and media exposure