SingaPort Receives Approved Int'l AIF Award

SingaPort 2000, Asia’s premier maritime exhibition and conference, ha
s received the Approved International Fair(AIF) Award from the Singapo
re Trade Development Board for the fourth time since 1994. A biennial
event, SingaPort 2000 is jointly organised by PSA Exhibitions Pte Ltd,
a fully-owned subsidiary of PSA Corporation, and Reed Exhibition Comp
anies, Singapore.
Mr Steven Seet, Exhibitions Manager, PSA Corportation Ltd said, “ Sin
gaPort has proven itself as an international marketplace for the marit
ime community by consecutively qualifying for the AIF awards. SingaPor
t 2000 will be held at the Singapore Expo from 29 to 31 Mar 2000. It w
ill showcase some 400 exhibiting companies from 32 countries and nine
national groups ‥Australia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, D
enmark, Germany, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom an
d Singapore. Exciting new features include the ITPavilion, housing som
e of the leading hardware and software solution providers, and the “S
ingaPort Contact”, an on-line appointment scheduling programme which
enables delegates and visitors to make appointments with each other el
ectronically. To date, some 4,000 square metres of 85% of the exhibiti
on space has been booked.”
The SingaPort Exhibition is touted as a “must attend” activity in th
e corporate calendar for the international maritime community. For the
first time, PSA Corporation will be showcasing its 10 overseas port j
oint ventures at one showing in this Exhibition. Representatives of th
e ports from Dalian and Fuzhou in China; Tuticorin and Pipavav in Indi
a; Genoa and Venice in Italy; Aden in Yemen; Muara in Brunel; Sines in
Portugal; and Incheon in South Korea will be manning their respectiv
e exhibition booths, integrated under the giant umbrella of PSA Corpor
ation’s International Business Division. PSA Corporation will also ha
ve its presence felt with a beautifully designed booth featuring all i
ts four terminals-Tanjong Pagar, Keppel, Brani and Pasir Panjang Termi
nals.
Held concurrently with the exhibition, is the reputable SingaPort 2000
Conference-the first maritime conference to have an e-theme: “Challe
nges in the dot.com Era”. Held from 29 to 30 Mar 2000, it is organise
d by SingaPort’s conference partner, Lloyd’s List/IBC Asia Ltd. The
conference will see leading global maritime personalities, such as Mr
Sooho Cho, President and CEO of Hanjin Shipping; Mr Dominic J Taddeo,
Presidentand CEO of Montreal Port Authority and so on. Convening to pr
esent the latest developments in the maritime industry, from globalisa
tion and partnerships to “commoditisation” of port and line business
es.
Another highlight of the conference is the CEO-to-CEO Talk, where CEOs
of various industries-shipping, banking and IT-can fast-forward to 20
10 and envision the dot.com economy a decade down the information high
way.
The AIF Award is administered by the Singapore Trade Development Board
to nurture and groom trade fairs into representative industry events.
Award recipients must meet a set of criteria such as having a record
of attracting substantial and high quality international trade exhibit
ors, visitors and buyers. To promote international visitorship and med
ia coverage, organisers of AIF-endorsed events receive financial assis
tance for activities such as marketing and hosting selected buyers and
the media. Eligible local companies will be given double tax deductio
ns for participating in these events.
SingaPort is also endorsed by Union des Foires Internationales(UFI) an
d the Singapore Convention Bureau. It has the support of the ASEAN Por
ts Association, Association of Singapore Marine Industries, Baltic and
International Maritime Council, International Association of Ports an
d Harbors, International Chamber of Shipping and so on.