Singapore: MPA and Yinson GreenTech team up to enhance capabilities of Maritime Digital Twin

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on Thursday (5 June) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yinson GreenTech to enhance the capabilities of the Maritime Digital Twin (MDT), a virtual model of Singapore’s port.

This collaboration supports Singapore’s push towards a smart, sustainable port, leveraging data and digital tools to drive efficient, low-carbon operations.

As part of the collaboration, MPA and Yinson intend to exchange relevant operational data from Yinson’s fleet of electric harbour crafts with the MDT to improve modelling, scenario testing, and enable smarter fleet deployment and optimised port operations.

Both also intend to co-develop digital workflows and solutions to support the scaling of electric harbour craft operations.

The agreement was signed by MPA’s Chief Executive, Mr Eng Dih Teo, and Yinson’s Managing Director, Jan Viggo Johansen, on the sidelines of Nor-Shipping 2025, underscoring a shared commitment to digital innovation and decarbonisation in the maritime sector.

Manifold Times previously reported Yinson Green Tech launching an electric vessel charging station in Singapore, developed in collaboration with Wilhelmsen Ships Services (WSS) for WSS’s Pandan Loop facility.

The facility is strategically positioned to support Singapore’s first fully electric cargo vessel, Hydromover, and other electric harbour crafts.

Last year, Yinson GreenTech unveiled the region’s first fully electric hydrofoil vessel, the Hydroglyder. 

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Photo credit: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Published: 6 June, 2025