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Singapore Polytechnic launches first-of-its-kind Future Food Lab

17 Apr 2024

Singapore Polytechnic (SP) has launched its Future Food Lab (FFL) today to bolster the training of staff and students in the food manufacturing sector and facilitate knowledge transfer between academia and the industry. The facility was launched by the Minister of State for Education and Manpower, Ms Gan Siow Huang, at the annual Joint Polytechnic-ITE Food Manufacturing Career Fair hosted by SP.

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Breaking Waves: Singapore Maritime Academy Sets Sail with Industry-Leading Methanol Fuel Handling Training Courses

15 Apr 2024

In a pioneering move, Singapore Maritime Academy (SMA) has embarked on a ground-breaking journey by introducing the region's first-ever Training for Handling of Methanol as Fuel for Maritime Personnel Course approved by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on 6 March 2024. This remarkable milestone comes on the heels of Singapore's historic Methanol Bunkering Operation on 27 July 2023, which saw a Maersk’s container vessel – the world’s first container vessel powered with methanol fuel, successfully refuelled with approximately 300 metric tonnes of bio-methanol via Hong Lam Marine’s Singapore-registered tanker, MT Agility at the Raffles Reserved Anchorage in Singapore.

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