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Innovation Norway and Market opportunities in Asia
for Norwegian maritime industry
Norshipping 6th June 2013
Egil Rensvik
Science & Technology Counsellor
South & SouthEast Asia
Innovation Norway, Singapore

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1000 – 1100 Small Scale LNG in Asia Markets
1100 General info from Innovation Norway
News from the markets:
1115 Singapore
1135 Vietnam
1155 India
From 1245:
1245 Japan
1305 China
1325 Korea
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Asia
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India
Vietnam
Indonesia
Singapore
UAE
South
Korea
China
Japan
Thailand
Malaysia
Innovation Norway in Asia
The Philippines
Taiwan
Sri Lanka
Saudi
Arabia
Iraq
Iran
Russia
Mongolia
Yemen
Nepal

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Innovation Norway -
The Commercial section of the
Royal Norwegian Embassy,
presence in Asia
• Tokyo
• Seoul
• Beijing
• Shanghai
• Hanoi
• Bangkok
• Kuala Lumpur
• Singapore
• Dhaka
• Delhi
• Abu Dhabi
• Jakarta

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We contribute to
• Innovation in Norwegian trade
and industry
• Making Norwegian businesses
competitive domestically and
internationally
• Promoting the reputation of
Norwegian businesses
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Photo: Siv Nærø/ Innovation Norway

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Our services
Promotional
services
Competence
services Advisory
services
Networking
services
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services

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Singapore

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Singapore
• Population (2010) 5,076 mill
• Area 712 sq. km
• GDP Growth (2010) 14,5%
• Inflation (2008) 6.5%
• GDP/Capita (2010) 59,813 SGD
• GDP Composition
• Agriculture 0%
• Industry 28%
• Services 72%
• Demographical data
Age 0-14: 14%
Age 15-65: 77%
Age > 65 9%
• Religions;Buddhists 42.5%
Muslims 14.9%
Christians 14.6%
Singapore
Regional Office
Sectors
 Maritime
 Oil & Gas
 Energy & Environment;
 Health & MedTech
 ICT
Science, Research &
Technology
Other
 Gründerskolen
 Exhibitions
 Conferences/Seminars
Innovation Norway in Singapore

10. Singapore’ s Demography
Population: 5.076 Mill (1.2 million are foreigners)
- 760K on Work Permit, 145K in Employment Pass, 85K Students, 200K Dependants
Pop. Density: 6800 per sq. km (Norway is 13)
Ethnic groups: Chinese 75 %
Malay 13.5%
Indian 9 %
Others 2.5 %
Languages: 4 Official Languages
English, Mandarin, Malay & Tamil
- English is the main language for administration
and business

11. History of Singapore
Founded : 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles
Japanese Occupation: Feb 1942 - Sept 1945
Self-Government from British: 1959
Part of Malaysia: 31 August 1963
Independence: 9 August 1965

12. The Government
Republic with a Parliamentary System of Government
Head of State: President
Cabinet: Led by Prime Minister
Ruling Party: Peoples Action Party, in power since 1959
Parliament: MPs are elected by GE every 5 Years

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Singapore – A City State
City Centre
Manufacturing
Petrochemical Complex
Airport
Land Area
712 sq km
(Norway: 600x)

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Singapore - A Complete Maritime Cluster
• Home to more than 100 major international shipping groups
• Asian hub for shipping finance, ship brokering, risk management
and marine insurance.
• Singapore is fast becoming Asia’s centre for maritime law and
arbitration
• A top global player in the offshore and marine engineering
industry.
• HQ and rep. offices of international maritime organisations and
associations (Baltic Exchange, Asian Ship owner's Forum, International Bunker
Industry Association, International Association of Independent Tanker Owners and
Baltic and International Maritime Council. )

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Singapore – an Overview
 Annually, more than 120 000 ships call at Singapore
 World’s busiest port, in terms of shipping tonnage
 Close to 1000 vessels in the port at any one time
 Singapore is well-connected to more than 600 ports in over 120 countries
 Singapore is strategically located at the cross-road of major shipping routes:
 through which 1/3 of world’s trade
 1/2 of the world’s oil trade passes
 One of the top bunkering ports in the world
 Singapore is the world’s third-largest petrochemical refiner
 The Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS) among 10 largest registries in the world
 5000 maritime companies with 120 000 employees - contributing 7% to GDP

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Singapore Today –Some Highlights
Maritime Sector
 World’s Busiest Port (in terms of Shipping Tonnage)
 World’s 2nd Largest Container Port (after Shanghai)
 One the World’s Top Bunkering Port
Oil & Gas Sector
 World’s 3rd Largest Oil Refining Centre (after Rotterdam &
Houston)
 World’s 3rd Largest Oil Trading Centre (after New York &
London)
 70% of World’s Market Share for Offshore Rigs
 70% of World’s Market Share for FPSO/FSO Conversions

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Marine & Offshore industry - Singapore
Rigging and Offshore
Engineering
• 70 % market share of Jack-up
Rigs buildings
Marine Supporting Industries
• Electronics communication and
navigation
• Automation precision machining
• Corrosion control
• Manufacturing/servicing marine
equipment/components
• Ship design, consultancy
• Marine inspection and surveying,
etc

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Singapore Ports and Yards

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Shipyards in Singapore
• Keppel Shipyard Ltd [40 35]
• Jurong Shipyard (Tanjong Kling)[
• Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd.[ 36]
• Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine)[37]
• PPL Shipyard [38
• Pandan Shipyard Pte Ltd [43]
• Drydocks world-S.E.Asia]
• Jaya S.B. & Eng. (Singapore)
• Kreuz Shipbuilding & Engineering Pte Ltd [41]
• Kwong Soon Engineering Co. (Pte) Ltd [42]
+ Yards in Batam, Indonesia

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Large Building contracts for Norwegian Owners
• Ivar Åsen – North Sea – The Norske oil Company
SMOE – Sembawang topside module
• Seadrill / Oddfjell – 6 Drill Ships Singapore / Brazil
• Aker Solution 6 bNOK contract Sembawang

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Norway in Singapore
• Singapore as regional Hub
• Close to 240 Norwegian companies within maritime/offshore
Maritime
Oil & Gas
Telecommunications
Manufacturing
Transportation
Financial Services
Other

22. Norwegian Business Association (Singapore):
• Grunnlagt i 1993 som en
fortsettelse av NIFS (Norsk
Industrielt Forum Singapore)
• Forum for norskrelatert
næringslivsvirksomhet i
Singapore
• Nettverksbygging, faglige- og
sosiale arrangementer samt
informasjons-arbeid.
• Nært samarbeid med den
norske ambassaden og
Innovasjon Norge

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Why Singapore?
Singapore
Strategically located at the Cross-
road of Major Shipping Routes
(thru’ which ½ of world’s oil supplies & 1/3
of global trade passes)
Located at the heart of SE Asia
(~600 Million People)
Excellent Location for Test-
bedding of New Products &
Services, R&D and Springboard
to the Regional Markets

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The Maritime Singapore Green
Initiative seeks to reduce
the environmental impact of shipping
and related
activities and to promote clean and
green shipping
GREEN SHIP
PROGRAMME
GREEN PORT
PROGRAMME
GREEN TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMME

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Singapore’ s Economic Transformation
- from 3rd World to the 1st World
1960s
Labour-Intensive
Industrialization
Create Employment E.g.
Textile & Consumer
Electronics
1970s
Skill-Intensive Focus
Focus on upgrading the
skills and productivity of
the workforce to attract
foreign investments
1980s
Capital-Intensive
Industrialization
Attract MNCs esp. within
the Electronics &
Petrochemicals
1990s
Technology &
Knowledge-Driven
Full Employment
Phase out Labor intensive
Promote Hi-tech sector (e.g.
computer chips,
pharmaceuticals)) & R&D
Financial & Business Service
2000s
& Today
Innovation-Intensive
Focus
Focus Areas ?

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The Innovation-Intensive
21st Century
- Continuously identifying new areas of growth
Digital Media
Clean
Energy
Environ-
mental
Technologies
Bio-
technology

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Government Incentives
Supporting Manpower Capability Development
• Initiatives in New Technology Scheme (EDB)
• Training and Attachment Programme (EDB)
Supporting New Venture Formation
• Startup Enterprise Development Scheme (EDB,SPRING)

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Singapore - A Complete Maritime Cluster

30. MoU RCN – MPA
Cooperation between Singapore and Norway
within Maritime Research, Innovation and Education
Egil Rensvik
Science &Technology Counsellor,
Innovation Norway South & Southeast Asia, Singapore

31. Partnership Innovation
Norwegian Universities/
R/D institutions
Singapoean
Universities/
R/D institutions
R&D financing R&D financing
Singaporean
companies
Norwegian
companies
Knowledge
Innovation
Business

32. "The maritime R&D collaboration with Singapore has been instrumental in bringing
Norwegian universities and technology providers closer to partners in Singapore and Asia.
With the renewal of the MoU, Norwegian technology and competence providers will further
strengthen their network with the maritime community in Singapore to address global issues
and opportunities in this industry," says RCN director general Mr Arvid Hallen
"The renewal of the MoU attests to the success of Singapore's collaboration with Norway in
maritime R&D, and paves the way for further cooperation that will benefit the Singapore
maritime cluster including the port, shipping, offshore and marine engineering, and the
maritime services sectors," says MPA chief executive Mr Lam Yi Young. "By facilitating the
sharing of ideas, experiences and expertise to promote maritime R&D collaborations and
activities, the MPA-RCN MoU contributes to Singapore's development as an international
maritime centre."
 Joint seminar 1997 Norway - Singapore
 MoU signed March 2000, renewed in 2003, 2006, 2009,2012
 Norway: Research Council of Norway (RCN)
 Singapore: Maritime & Port Authority (MPA)
 1-2 yearly meetings
 Cooperation: Both
 R&D
 Education and Training
Background - Maritime MoU

33. The four local universities in
Singapore :
National University of Singapore
(NUS)
Nanyang Technological University
(NTU)
Singapore Management University
(SMU)
Singapore University of Technology
and Design (SUTD)
Since its founding in 1905, NUS has since evolved into a comprehensive university offering courses in major
disciplines such as the Sciences, Engineering, Technology, Law, Arts & Social Sciences and Medicine.
NTU was set up in 1981 to provide facilities for tertiary education and research in engineering and technology.
It has since incorporated the National Institute of Education (NIE) "the teachers' college" and
expanded to include Accountancy, Business and Communication Studies.
SMU was established in 2000 as the first publicly-funded private university with a focus on
business and management programmes.
SUTD was added to the university landscape in 2008 and will matriculate its first batch of students in April 2012.
SUTD offers education in science, technology, arts, humanities, and social sciences

34. The Sustainable Marine Transportation
Conference 2011
LNG- Fuelling the Future

35. Asia Offshore Technology Conference
- The Challenges of Offshore E&P in Asia
Pacific
16th of April 2013 at Raffles Town Club

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Working also with the big …
… ‘locomotives’ for the small …
Photo: Damian Heinisch
Focus on SMEs ….

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About the sector:
- Majority of the worlds ship building with increasing complexity
- Majority of cargo transport to and from Asia region
- Low labor cost in some countries
- Increased focus on Green technology
Opportunity areas:
- Shipbuilding merchant and offshore vessels
- Ship Design packages
- Ship equipment and systems delivery
- Maritime and Offshore Engineering
- Coastal Surveillance
- Transport and use of LNG
- Port Operation – Transport Logistics - ICT
Maritime Sector in Asia

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Thank you for your attention
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Egil.Rensvik@innovationnorway.no