(IN BRIEF) Thales has secured a contract with Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) to modernize two key depots serving the North-South and East-West Lines (NSEWL) of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) network. These are vital routes for over 1.4 million … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged advanced interlocking solution, Alcino De Sousa, Bishan Depot, DEPOT SIGNALLING, Land Transport Authority, LTA, Mass Rapid Transit, MRT, rail lines, rail signalling system, Singapore, Thales, Toa Payoh, Ulu Pandan Depot, Yio Chu Kang, Yu Feng
(IN BRIEF) Trust Bank Singapore Limited, a digitally-native bank, has partnered with Thales to introduce Ocean Plastic® credit and debit cards made from recycled ocean plastic. These sustainable cards are manufactured at Thales’ state-of-the-art facility in Singapore and contain 70% … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Trust, Singapore’s first digitally-native bank, has achieved rapid growth since its launch in September 2022, with over 600,000 customers within one year, making it one of the world’s fastest-growing digital banks. In its commitment to environmental sustainability, Trust … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged eco-friendly, Hasan Khan, Nassir GHROUS, Ocean Plastic®, partnership, Payment Card, Singapore, sustainability, Thales, Trust Bank
(IN BRIEF) BMT has entered into a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) with Singapore-based Strategic Marine, aiming to drive the offshore wind crew vessel industry toward greater sustainability. This partnership will focus on enhancing the StratCat range of Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) A new report by EY highlights the pressing need for universities to revamp their digital education practices and improve the overall student experience. The report, based on data from over 3,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students across eleven countries … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Australia, CANADA, Catherine Friday, digital, Education, EY, INDIA, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, partnership, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, student, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, universities, US
(IN BRIEF) Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB) has appointed Abbas Rangwala as the Head of M&A for Southeast Asia & India, a newly created role based in Singapore. With over 20 years of experience in corporate finance, strategy, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Abbas Rangwala, Amit Tanna, appointment, Bertrand Guiot, Groupe BPCE, Head of M&A, INDIA, leadership, Miranda Zhao, Natixis CIB, partnership, Singapore, Southeast Asia
(IN BRIEF) Neste, a leading energy company, has reported an improved outlook for its Oil Products segment’s margin in the third quarter of 2023. Despite the ongoing volatility in oil markets, margins for diesel and gasoline in Northwest Europe have … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged expansion, Financial, Neste, oil products, refinery, Singapore, Susanna Sieppi
(IN BRIEF) The USDA Biofuels Annual Report for September 2023 suggests that Neste, a renewable products refinery in Singapore, may have received fraudulent volumes of used cooking oil (UCO), specifically virgin palm oil from Indonesia, exported fraudulently as UCO via … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Management, News
Tagged Fraudulent Palm Oil Shipments, Neste, Singapore, USDA Report
(IN BRIEF) Neste has announced the resumption of renewable diesel production at its Singapore refinery expansion in early August, following an equipment-related shutdown in June. The company is working to ramp up production at the expanded facility, with plans to … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Neste, a leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), has completed its EUR 1.6 billion Singapore Expansion project. The expansion has doubled Neste’s production capacity in Singapore, making it the world’s leading SAF producer. The refinery’s total capacity … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AMS, Green Plan 2030, HEL, LAX, Matti Lehmus, Neste, Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™, refinery expansion, renewables, SAF, Sami Jauhiainen, SFO, Singapore, Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore refinery expansion, Sustainable Air Hub Blueprint, sustainable aviation fuel
(IN BRIEF) German defense and automotive company Rheinmetall will present its “Total Ship Trainer” at the IMDEX Asia trade fair in Singapore from May 3 to 5, 2023. The Total Ship Trainer is a networked and integrated solution for realistic … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Defence, Germany, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged IMDEX Asia trade fair, Rheinmetall, Royal Thai Navy, Ship Crews, Singapore, Total Ship Trainer, training
(IN BRIEF) Energy expert and assurance provider DNV has expanded its Singapore laboratory with new testing equipment to evaluate the safety of hydrogen transport and storage facilities. The lab includes a hydrogen-ready integrated solution for fatigue crack growth rate (FCGR) … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Norway
Tagged Brice Le Gallo, DNV, hydrogen, Lab Expansion, Singapore
(PRESS RELEASE) LUDWIGSHAFEN, 12-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF (ETR: BAS), the world’s largest chemical producer, has announced the appointment of Dr. Achim Sties as the new Senior Vice President of its plastic additives business unit. The appointment will take effect … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Management
Tagged appointment, BASF, Dr. Achim Sties, leadership, plastic additives, Senior Vice President, Singapore
(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 2-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced that its DATE (Direct Access to Technical Experts) center in Singapore is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Launched 10 years ago on 3 December … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria, DATE, Direct Access to Technical Experts, DNV, Helpdesk, Machine Learning, MARPOL, ML technology, Sanjiv Mishra, ship managers, ship operators, shipboard emergencies, Singapore, SOLAS
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 26-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste (HEL: NESTE), the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel and the 4th most sustainable company in the world, has announced that the first ever helicopter flight fueled with … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Bell, Bell 505, helicopter, Jacinto Monge, Jet Aviation, Neste, Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel, SAF, Safran Helicopter Engines, Sami Jauhiainen, Seletar Airport, Shell Aviation, Singapore, Valerie Patuel
(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 23-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced a new partnership with the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), an autonomous university in Singapore that offers applied learning with extensive work-study degrees, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Norway, Science, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ammonia, autonomous ships, Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria, decarbonization, digitalization, DNV, Dr. Shahrin Osman, fuel bunkering, hydrodynamics, hydrogen, LNG, Marine Battery, maritime, maritime green transition, Prof John Thong, shore charging, Singapore, Singapore Institute of Technology, SIT
(PRESS RELEASE) SINGAPORE, 15-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DB / NYSE: DB), Germany’s leading multinational investment bank and financial services company, has announced the appointment of Ruchir Sharma as Co-Head of Global Foreign Exchange (GFX) for Asia Pacific. … Read the full press release
Hailing from global energy giant Shell, Emily brings over twenty-five years of international management experience gained from both the public and private sectors. Emily will lead Thales’ 2,000-strong employee base in Singapore, and drive the company’s strategic growth across wide-ranging … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Industrial, Management, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 5G, aeronautics, artificial-intelligence, avionics production, Ayer Rajah Crescent, Big Data, biometrics, Changi North Rise, Cloud, connectivity, Cybersecurity, Defense, digital identity, Emily Tan, fintech, Kevin Chow, MRO, Nicolas Bouverot, quantum technologies, security domains, Shell, Singapore, Singapore Economic Development Board, space, Thales, Thales Singapore, Thales Solutions Asia Pte Ltd, TRANSPORT
(PRESS RELEASE) EBIKON, Switzerland, 2-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Schindler Group (SWX: SCHP), a Swiss multinational company active in the escalators, moving walkways, and elevators markets worldwide, has announced the successful deployment of the world’s first self-climbing, autonomous robotic system able … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) FONTAINEBLEAU, France, 23-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — INSEAD, one of the world’s leading and largest graduate business schools with presence in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America, has announced that its Asia Campus in Singapore has received … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management
Tagged Award, Building and Construction Authority, building management systems, business school, energy efficient lighting, green buildings, Green Mark Platinum, INSEAD, INSEAD Asia Campus, James Middleditch, Leadership Development Centre, Rainwater harvesting, Renewable Energy Certificates, Singapore, solar energy generation, solar panels, solar photovoltaic, sustainable materials
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