Month: March 2021
CNA Documentary: Colours of the Sea

CNA Documentary: Colours of the Sea

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As a 60-year-old company, Eng Hup Shipping was used to manual processes and reactive maintenance. Now, we are leveraging technology to digitalise and automate our processes so that we can boost efficiency, stay resilient and be future-ready.

In this Channel News Asia (CNA) documentary commissioned by Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), we shared about our digitalisation journey alongside three other inspiring counterparts from the maritime industry.

Meeting with Eng Hup Shipping’s Digital Core Team

Eng Hup Shipping approached its digital transformation process in small but practical steps. From online vessel booking to mobile scanning and digital generation of passenger manifests, the company has reduced manually intensive and error-prone processes and successfully achieved improved productivity levels and better customer experience.

“We realise that digitalisation might just be our key to long-term sustainable growth and profitability.”

Tommy Phun, Director (Business Development), Eng Hup Shipping

Moving forward, Eng Hup Shipping is building up its predictive maintenance capabilities in order to minimise vessel downtime and to provide a higher service level availability.

“Digitalisation of vessel status and records will allow us to preempt any defects before they even occur.”

Ho Jun De, Digital Core Team, Eng Hup Shipping

Watch the full video here.
Today Interview: “Where The Jobs Are”

Today Interview: “Where The Jobs Are”

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Commonly misunderstood as a “sunset industry” that largely involves manual labour under the hot sun, the ever-changing maritime industry has been and will remain an evergreen market in the foreseeable future, as it is the most effective way to transport materials across the globe. This is even more applicable in Singapore, which is now a world-leading international Maritime hub.

Despite disruptions due to the pandemic, the maritime sector continues to excel, presenting many opportunities for young talents to thrive.

Being a strong advocate for nurturing the next generation of talents, Eng Hup Shipping has been featured by Today in its exclusive article shining the spotlight on the overlooked maritime industry, unveiling the exciting paths of various youths including Ho Jun De, one of our Technical Executives.

“It’s a dynamic environment — it requires you to be quick-thinking and to react quickly to all kinds of requests from customers, the management, basically all corners.”

Ho Jun De, Technical Executive, Eng Hup Shipping

Jun De is one of Eng Hup Shipping’s younger employees hoping to foster change in an industry teeming with opportunities, by tapping technological advancements and the steady global demand for maritime services.

“While only about 20 to 25 per cent of the company’s staff members are 35 and below, it is the youth who are driving technological change.”

Tommy Phun, Director (Business Development), Eng Hup Shipping

Read the full article here.