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Visiting Intermodal Asia 2023

Intermodal Asia 2023 was held in China on 19-21 July 2023, at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center. CDAS President Mr.Ricky Loo and Executive Director Mr.Kelvin Koh were on site to attend the conference, where they got to hear from expert speakers sharing their knowledge and showcasing the latest #technology, and meet with various stakeholders, and got to share on the various CDAS initiatives, such as the Container Tracking System (CTR), and how these initiatives have helped #digitize and #digitalize the #container #logistics processes, and helped bring about improved efficiencies and solve various pain points. The conference saw [...]

By |2023-08-03T16:36:27+08:003 August 2023|Events, News|0 Comments

Sharing on Adoption of Technology by the Container Logistics Industry

Together with the help of host CWT Integrated Pte Ltd, we warmly welcomed a visit by some 20 students and 4 faculty members from ASEAN countries, who were attending the NYPi-ROK ASEAN TVET Mobility Program in IT Applications & Development hosted by Nanyang Polytechnic's NYP, International. They were also joined by representatives of The Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI). The 4 week program is designed to equip the students with relevant IT skills meant for the industry, and in includes industry visits to sectors that utilize technology as part of their transformation efforts. To that end, we gave them a presentation [...]

Signing of MOU at the SGTradex Collaborative Data in Supply Chain Conference

Sgtradex held a conference on "Collaborative Data in the Supply Chain" yesterday, which brought together industry leaders from the logistics sector including Hauliers, Shippers, freightforwarders, and Industry Solution Providers among others. As part of the conference, CDAS, represented by Deputy President Mr. Lim Boon Tiong, took part in the signing of the MOU, together with the other Logistics and Transportation Trade Associations Singapore Logistics Association and Singapore Transport Association, as well as other logistics solution providers, as part of a cohesive effort to promote digitalization and advocate the benefits of data exchange on the SGTraDex Network. Mr. Lim also took [...]

CDAS Annual General Meeting

(Note this event is exclusive to CDAS Members only) Container Depot and Logistics Association (Singapore) - Notice of Annual General Meeting – 30th June 2023 @ 2.30pm Notice is hereby given that the 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held on 30 June 2023 at 2:30 p.m. In relation to the Annual General Meeting of Container Depot and Logistics Association (Singapore) to be held on 30 June 2023 at 2:30 p.m at CDAS, No.9 Jurong Town Hall Road, #04-12, TA Hub, Jurong Town Hall, Singapore 609431. The notice and invitations has been sent out to members via email. [...]

By |2023-06-21T12:20:39+08:0014 June 2023|News|0 Comments

Planting Trees for a Greener and Sustainable Future

The Singapore Logistics Association organized an event to plant 50 trees, as part of celebrating 50 Years of #SGLogistics and Making an impactful carbon handprint. As part of #worldenvironmentday2023, CDAS is proud to have supported SLA's event, where together, the industry, trade associations, agencies and institutes planted 50 trees to celebrate SLA's 50th anniversary, while contributing back to the environment as part of National Parks Board's OneMillionTrees movement to restore nature back into our city through the planting of a million more trees across Singapore, a key pillar under the Singapore Green Plan 2030. Together with Guest-of-Honour Ms. Grace Fu [...]

Geo Connect Asia 2023 Day 2 – Panel Discussion

The Geo Connect Asia 2023 continued on to its 2nd day, with more panelists and talks held throughout the day, where various industry experts got to share their views on the learning points and strides they have gained in their field of work on geospatial related topics. CDAS Deputy President, Mr. Ricky Loo, took part in a panel discussion on the topic of "Innovations in Tracking Shipping Assets & Alleviating Logistics Chokepoints", where he was joined by Ms. Seow Hwee - Head (Cargo Solutions) at PSA Corporation Limited, Mr. Martin Schweiger - Patent Attorney at Schweiger & Partners Singapore and Mr. Jerry Lim Yishun - Head of Products & [...]

By |2023-03-20T10:10:55+08:0020 March 2023|Events, News|0 Comments

CDAS x Singapore Land Authority MoU Signing at Geo Connect Asia 2023

Geo Connect Asia 2023 has kicked off  on 15th March 2023 with resounding success, which saw a gathering of industry players and experts in the field of logistics, transportation, drones, geospatial and the relevant technologies, both from Singapore and overseas! CDAS is proud to be a supporting partner for this event. The event kicked off with an opening address by Mr. Rupert Owen, Co-founder of Geo Connect Asia, who gave an overview of the outlook of the importance of the geospatial landscape. Mr. Oon Jin YEOH , Chairman of the Singapore Land Authority, gave his welcome address, to share on [...]

By |2023-03-16T19:19:54+08:0016 March 2023|Events, News|0 Comments

HSSE Launch 2023 Individual Awards Winner for Haulier Drivers (CDAS)

CDAS would like to congratulate our members' drivers who had won the Most Safety Conscious Driver Award at the PSA HSSE Launch 2023! Name Company BADRUL SHAM BIN MD KHALIB Penanshin Logistics Pte Ltd YANG JIANLIN Eng Kong Container Agencies Pte Ltd MUNIANDI A/L VELAYUTHAM Infiniti Marine Pte Ltd The winners were shortlisted and chosen by PSA. To qualify, each of the drivers must:- Not commit any safety infringement Not contribute or cause any accident / incident Have no adverse feedback from terminal or related parties (including fellow workers) about the worker on safety performance. Highest number of port transactions [...]

By |2023-03-16T00:09:34+08:0013 March 2023|News|0 Comments

CDAS Lunar New Year Huat 兔(Tu)gether Gathering 2023 Official Photos

The Lunar New Year celebration period is over. We hope each and everyone of you out there has had a Happy and Prosperous Lunar New Year! Especially for those of you who were able to make it for our Lunar New Year - Huat 兔(Tu)gether Gathering! We're pleased to present a curated collection of the photos taken that day! Try to spot yourselves or your friends there! Once again, thank you to all of our members, partners, and supporters for making the event a success, and we look forward to seeing you at future events!

By |2023-02-06T10:44:56+08:006 February 2023|News|0 Comments

Read Up About How CDAS is Working with OneMap!

Have you heard about OneMap? It is the authoritative national map of Singapore with the most detailed and updated local information. Read up more about it in this interview with CDAS Deputy President Mr. Ricky Loo, and others about how CDAS, integrates OneMap with CTR to provide the most accurate and up to date map data, and how it will be able to contribute more data towards OneMap! https://bizq.sbf.org.sg/2023/01/onemap-enabling-smart-solutions-with-the-most-precise-and-latest-singapore-map-data/  

By |2023-02-01T15:43:15+08:001 February 2023|News|0 Comments

CDAS Lunar New Year Gathering 2023 – Huat 兔(Tu)gether!

Were you able to join us at our Lunar New Year Gathering 2023? We certainly hope so! CDAS returned to its first physical Lunar New Year Gathering, where we "Huat 兔(Tu)gether" since the pandemic, and we certainly missed being able to meet our members, partners, our friends from the other TACs, associates and friends of the container depot and logistics industry in person in such a celebratory event. We shared more about the latest industry happenings and trends, gave some insight into the New Year, as well as had shared some initiatives, such as the Container Tracking System (CTR) with [...]

Sharing at the Trade Association 101 Course by SCCCI

CDAS Deputy President Mr. Ricky Loo was invited to do an industry sharing at the 2nd run of the Trade Association 101 course, organized by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry. During the session, he shared about CDAS' journey of transforming and uplifting the container depot and logistics sector, how we had taken great strides to digitize our industry processes and advocate for the adoption of digital solutions and technology to help increase efficiency, reduce costs and embark on a sustainable roadmap. Mr. Loo shared about his thoughts and ideas on how Trade Associations and Chambers (TACs) can further help their [...]

Seminar on “Drive towards Sustainability”

Together with PSA Singapore and with the support from Enterprise Singapore, we had organized an industry seminar for container haulage companies on "Drive towards Sustainability" on 17 November 2022, to share about decarbonizing and sustainability initiatives. We'd like to extend our thanks to our participants and supporting partners for making this seminar a success! With the increased focus on reducing #carbon emission, especially for our industry which produces high #emissions, as well as the carbon tax looming in the not too distant future, how can companies prepare for #decarbonization , and kickstart their #sustainability journey?" Companies have already begin thinking [...]

Partnering SMEs: Digitizing for Growth

CDAS is pleased to have supported the "Partnering SMEs: Digitizing for Growth" event held yesterday, organized by Mastercard®, in partnership with the Payments Council that is established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The event aims to gather small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the logistics industry to discuss and understand: - Emerging trends in the logistics industry and how they impact SMEs - Benefits of payment digitalization and the technologies available for SMEs to use - Government initiatives available to support SMEs in going cashless and digital CDAS Deputy President, Mr. Ricky Loo was there as part of [...]

Container Tracking System (CTR) Featured as part of Singapore’s Logistics ITM at the Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC (ITAP)

The Industry Transformation Map (ITM) Networking Event at the Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC (ITAP) kicked off today at the Singapore Expo, where 5 ITMs from the Advanced Manufacturing & Trade (AMT) Cluster will be launched at ITAP this year: Aerospace, Electronics, Energy & Chemicals, Precision Engineering and Logistics. The Container Tracking System (CTR) was featured as part of Singapore's Logistics ITM. CTR aims to tackle the longstanding pain points of our industry, of the lacking visibility of our fleet and chassis assets, managing them, and optimizing their use as well as pooling together resources for use to reduce wastage and further reduce our [...]

Thank You for Supporting the Logistics and Transportation Conference 2022 – Logistics Digitalization and Resource Optimization for a Sustainable Future

We are pleased to have successfully ran the renewed Logistics and Transportation Conference 2022 on 30 September 2022! Our theme for the conference, “Logistics Digitalization and Resource Optimization for a Sustainable Future” brought together representatives from the logistics and transportation sector, speakers and representatives from government agencies and academics, to attend and share their experience and expertise on the four key focus of this conference’s theme; the continued “Digitalization” of the logistics and transportation sector, “Optimizing” resources and assets for improved efficiency, and “Sustainability”, as we delve into both business sustainability as well as reducing our industry’s carbon footprint. The [...]

Re-Introducing the Logistics and Transportation Conference 2022 – Logistics Digitalization and Resource Optimization for a Sustainable Future

CDAS is pleased to announce the renewal of our Logistics and Transportation Conference 2022! Our theme for the conference, “Logistics Digitalization and Resource Optimization for a Sustainable Future” will bring together representatives from the logistics and transportation sector, speakers and representatives from government agencies and academics, to attend and share their experience and expertise on the four key focus of this conference’s theme; the continued “Digitalization” of the logistics and transportation sector, “Optimizing” resources and assets for improved efficiency, and “Sustainability”, as we delve into both business sustainability as well as reducing our industry’s carbon footprint. Don't miss the opportunity [...]

Join CDAS in Supporting Persons with Disabilities

Sign up for the SPD Ability Walk & Run and join CDAS in supporting persons with disabilities! Our Association is pleased to be supporting the SPD for their upcoming event. We are hoping to rally our members and friends in the industry to sign up for the upcoming SPD Ability Walk & Run 2022 physical event taking place on 3 September 2022 in support of persons with disabilities. We hope to encourage all to sign up for the event and to join the CDAS in supporting this meaningful cause! The details of the event are as follow: Date: 3 September 2022, 8am [...]

Invitation to the SMEICC Conference Series 2022

CDAS is pleased to be supporting the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry flagship event, SMEICC! Singapore’s largest and only bilingual SME conference for the past 24 years, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry presents its flagship event, SMEICC. Revel in a showcase of groundbreaking ideas and successful initiatives by distinguished thought leaders, eminent business leaders, and government agencies. Expect a holistic engagement via a hybrid approach designed to help SMEs win in disruptive times. SMEICC 2022 is set for a return at Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre. The 2-day bilingual conference will bring together a carefully [...]

By |2022-08-03T17:01:49+08:003 August 2022|Events, News|0 Comments

Quality and Standards Partners Appreciation Event 2022

CDAS is pleased to share that Deputy President, Mr. Ricky Loo received a commendation award in recognition for his contributions at the Enterprise Singapore's Quality and Standards Partners Appreciation Event held on 13 July 2022. Over the years Mr. Loo has contributed significantly his experience and industry expertise in helping to put together various Technical References, some of which would go on to become adopted as Singapore Standards. Standards are often conceptualized in the form of a Technical Reference, to guide the industry based on the recommended best practices put together by a committee of industry experts, which are then [...]