TCOMS - Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore

Congratulations to our ENSURE programme team once again!   We are thrilled to announce that the Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore (TCOMS), the National University of Singapore and Seatrium, have been awarded the IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award 2024 in the Research & Development category!   The award-winning project involves the development of a Structural Digital Twin (SDT) for jack-up platforms to improve operational safety, efficiency and support optimal asset life-cycle management. This digital twin, validated through rigorous testing of a scaled model in the TCOMS Ocean Basin, accurately simulates and predicts the behaviour of jack-up platforms under various conditions. The proposed methodologies have been independently reviewed and verified by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and have been issued a Statement of Maturity on Qualifying New Technologies at the Concept Verified stage, complying with Tier 3 SMART (SHM) Notation. This initiative is a testament to the transformative potential of advanced engineering technologies in shaping a safer, more efficient, and sustainable future for the offshore industry.   This award-winning project built on an earlier collaboration between TCOMS, NUS and Seatrium to achieve the world’s first offshore platform Tier 2 SMART Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Notation.   The Structural Digital Twin (SDT) of Jack-up Platform was developed through the ENSURE “Enhancing Offshore System Productivity, Integrity and Survivability in Extreme Environments” programme. It was a Research & Development programme focused on smart offshore systems funded by the Industry Alignment Fund of the RIE2020 Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering domain in Singapore.   #Innovation #StructuralDigitalTwin #OffshoreMaintenance  

TCOMS at WindEnergy Hamburg 24-27 Sep 2024   TCOMS is proud to be part of the Singapore Pavilion at WindEnergy Hamburg at hall B1 in support of Enterprise Singapore, the Association of Singapore Marine & Offshore Energy Industries (ASMI) and its member companies. We are here for the week from 24 to 27 September. Come by and learn about the contributions of our industry to the global offshore wind efforts.    (Picture with President of ASMI Mr. Simon Kuik at the Singapore Pavilion, 24 Sep 2024.)

As a national Research and Development platform in Singapore dedicated to the marine and maritime industries, we are glad to support this ammonia transfer pilot operation by GCMD with Pilbara Ports and Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA) in validating the safety of the side-by-side bunkering operation in the Pilbara region. Given the relative vessel motions experienced in such side-by-side configurations, the predictability of the vessels’ motions in the operating environment, including the influence of waves, winds and current, is crucial and would inform decisions on optimal operational windows and suitable orientations of the vessels to ensure safety and operational efficiency. The knowledge and experience from this pilot operation also provide us valuable insights on how we could leverage modelling and simulation technologies to derive safe bunkering approaches when using ammonia as a marine fuel. Professor Chan Eng Soon, CEO TCOMS

🚢 🌍 Seatrium's Participation at OMAE 2024: Keynote Address on Maritime Decarbonisation 🌍 🚢 We are thrilled to announce Seatrium's significant participation at the annual Industry Sector conference of the Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering Division of ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers) #OMAE2024, which was held in Singapore and attended by over 1,000 ocean, offshore, and arctic professionals from over 40 countries. Aziz Merchant, Executive Vice President of Engineering and Technology & New Product Development, delivered a powerful keynote address on Maritime Decarbonisation: Future Marine Fuels & Energy Efficiency Technology, where he highlighted the critical need for #decarbonising the maritime industry to combat climate change. In his address, Aziz Merchant shared the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) groundbreaking initiatives in #maritime #decarbonisation, including the world's first ship-to-containership methanol bunkering and developing ammonia bunkering capabilities. He outlined several key pathways to achieving #maritime #decarbonisation, which include Alternative Fuels & Energy Sources such as hydrogen, ammonia, and biofuels, Carbon Capture & Storage (#CCS), energy efficiency technologies and operational efficiency. There are huge retrofitting opportunities, projected to represent a S$90 billion market by 2040. Seatrium's dedication to maritime innovation and sustainability is exemplified by our recent achievements, including the world's first full-scale Carbon Capture and Storage (#CCS) retrofit and the world's first green ammonia dual-fuel retrofit vessel. His keynote resonated with Enterprise Singapore Assistant Managing Director, Soh Lengwan's opening address at the conference. He highlighted the significance of the 3P principles: Prosperity, Preservation, and Partnership for the blue economy. Offshore wind is a key growth area for Singapore, with the government committing S$100 million over the next five years to help companies achieve transformation such as diversifying into offshore wind. #OMAE2024 is an inspiring event, bringing together industry leaders to discuss the future of #maritimedecarbonisation. Seatrium is proud to be at the forefront of this transformative journey. By collaborating with global partners and investing in cutting-edge technologies, we are dedicated to driving the maritime industry towards a cleaner, greener future! #MaritimeDecarbonisation #GreenFuels #EnergyEfficiency #Sustainability #Innovation #Seatrium #OMAE2024 #Singapore

TCOMS recently had the privilege of co-hosting the 43rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2024) together with ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers) on June 9 - 14, 2024 as the local organising institution with Prof Michael Si and Dr Allan Magee as the Conference Co-Chairs. We would like to thank our Guest of Honour, Soh Lengwan(Assistant Managing Director for Manufacturing, Enterprise Singapore) for his inspiring opening speech, and to Prof (Adj) Aziz Merchant (Executive Vice President, Engineering, Technology & New Product Development, Seatrium) for delivering a keynote on “Maritime Decarbonisation: Future Marine Fuels & Energy Efficiency Technology”.   The OMAE conference attracted over 1,000 academics, scientists, engineers and innovators in the field. The following were some key themes of the opening and keynote speeches related to Maritime Decarbonisation: 1.      The use of Future Fuels: The exploration and use of future fuels such as ammonia and methanol represent a promising path towards the net-zero goal set out by Singapore. On 15 March 2024, Singapore successfully conducted the world’s first ammonia fuel bunkering. Both Soh Lengwan and Aziz Merchant spoke about how the marine industry will continue its R&D effort in reducing carbon footprint in a sustainable manner. 2.      Innovation and Technology: The industry will continue to innovate and reimagine how things can be done in a different manner. From wind-assisted propulsion and sustainable coating to fuel cells and voyage optimisation, it’s clear that technology will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the marine industry. 3.      Collaboration and Partnerships: Collaboration and partnerships is very important as the challenges we face in the ocean are complex and multifaceted. Tackling the challenges and seizing the opportunities presented by the oceans will require multinational collaboration.   Last but not least, TCOMS would like to thank our conference Bronze sponsor Mooreast, Technical Tour sponsors Seatrium, TechSource System and Exhibitors Siemens Energy, BMEC, Eminan (Shanghai) Technology Co. Ltd for contributing to the success of OMAE 2024!   Photos courtesy of ASME.

Congratulations to our ENSURE programme collaborator Professor Sam Ge and Dr Liang Xiaoling from National University of Singapore and TCOMS co-author Bernard HOW for being recognised by WILEY as the “Top Cited Article 2022-2023” in the IET Control Theory & Applications Journal.   Find out more on this link: https://lnkd.in/gJ2dP24J   The ENSURE programme stands for “Enhancing Offshore System Productivity, Integrity and Survivability in Extreme Environments”. It was a Research &Development programme focused on smart offshore systems that is funded by the Industry Alignment Fund of the RIE2020 Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering domain in Singapore. #NUS #ASTAR

It has been an eventful 2024 Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) for us as we forged collaborations with various partners including Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Bureau Veritas Group, and TCOMS - Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore to propel the design development, testing and certification of our #AirFish Wing-in-Ground (#WIG) craft! These partnerships mark pivotal strides towards our goal of bringing to market a novel product that can achieve higher travel speed with less drag compared to conventional #marine craft.   We look forward to working closely with all our partners to realise the AirFish’s full potential in connecting people and goods in a safe, sustainable and efficient manner. #STEngineering #Innovation #Technology #Maritime #Aviation

We are glad to share that TCOMS - Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore and ST Engineering AirX (AirX), a joint venture between ST Engineering and Peluca, have signed a Master Research Agreement to advance research and development for the design and building of AirX’s AirFish Wing-in-Ground (WIG) craft on 16 April 2024. The agreement was signed by Mr Jeffrey Lam, President of Commercial Aerospace, ST Engineering and Professor Chan Eng Soon, Chief Executive Officer of TCOMS, at the Singapore Maritime Week 2024. By harnessing ground effect, the AirFish WIG craft uses aerodynamic forces to fly above the water at a higher travel speed with less drag compared to conventional marine craft. The resultant time savings and increased fuel efficiency position it as a compelling option for maritime public transport, luxury travel, delivery of parapublic services as well as potential military applications. Under the agreement, AirX and TCOMS will collaborate on the design development of the AirFish WIG craft with the objectives to enhance their performance, safety and reliability across the platforms’ operational envelopes, including take-off, cruise and landing in challenging sea states. AirX’s Wing-in-Ground craft designs will be tested and validated both digitally and in TCOMS’s ocean basin facility.  Mr Jeffrey Lam, President of Commercial Aerospace, ST Engineering, said, “Our partnership with TCOMS is an important step in helping us optimise engineering outcomes, achieve the necessary certification, and introduce to the market an innovative and robust product that can redefine maritime travel. Leveraging TCOMS’ comprehensive testing and simulation capabilities, we will advance the design development of our AirFish family of WIG craft, with the goal to better connect people and goods in coastal areas in a safe, sustainable and efficient manner.” Professor Chan Eng Soon, Chief Executive of TCOMS, said, “We are glad to have the opportunity to support AirX in their journey to bring to market a novel maritime craft that will enable safe, fast and carbon-efficient sea transportation. Through modelling and simulation capabilities that couple both digital testing and physical experiments, our scientists can recreate complex operating scenarios to help companies such as AirX push the envelope of their solutions’ design and performance. We look forward to helping AirX grow their suite of WIG craft solutions.” First picture: Courtesy of ST Engineering