The annual SRS Forum 2017 was held on 17 November at Amara Hotel Singapore and about 250 senior maritime professionals attended the forum. Themed "Innovation in Challenging Times", this year's SRS Forum focuses on how companies could leverage innovative practices such as Blockchain and e-certification to improve work processes.
In contrast to the half day forum held in previous years, SRS forum 2017 was remodelled into a full day conference and workshop to cater to a wider group of participants from the shipping
community. Guest speakers were invited to touch on trending topics such as Blockchain, Cyber Security, and Seafarers of the Future.
To encourage more maritime companies to comply with the Singapore Stock Exchange's (SGX) mandatory sustainability reporting requirements, a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) was signed at the forum. The MoU seeks to provide Singapore-incorporated maritime companies listed on SGX with training on sustainability reporting, organise a CEO/CFO
Roundtable of which the discussion will be compiled into a Maritime Sustainability/Integrated Reporting Guidelines, and launch a MPA-sponsored award in the GCNS Singapore Apex
Corporate Sustainability Award. About 43 maritime companies are expected to benefit from the training.
The forum also saw MPA's Green Ship certificates presented to 78 Green Ships from 48 companies. Two companies were also recognised for contributing up to the 89th million GT
milestone in the SRS tonnage. We would like to thank all our stakeholders for the support and look forward to seeing all next year
