PSA and ITE seal collaboration worth over $2 million to develop new genera tion of port specialists for Singapore’s future container terminals
PSA Corporation Limited (PSA) and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today worth over $2 million to equip ITE students with a deeper understanding of container port operations and technology, the company said in its press release.
Held at PSA Building, the MOU was signed by Mr Tan Puay Hin, Region al CEO Southeast Asia, PSA International and Mr Bruce Poh, ITE Director and CEO, and witnessed by Mr Oh Bee Lock, C OO , PSA Singapore Terminals and Mr Aw York Bin, Deputy CE (Industry), ITE . PSA and ITE are working together to create more learning opportunities to generate greater interest and awareness of the container port industry.
Students from both the Higher National ITE Ce rtificate ( Higher Nitec ) in Shipping Operations and Management and the Higher NITEC in Logistics for International Trade will be given internship opportunities at PSA. Students from the Engineering disciplines will similarly be exposed to an array of port equipment and cutting - edge automation technologies , which PSA is implementing in its new container terminals.PSA will also donate a Prime Mover to ITE College West to provide students pursuing the Nitec in Automotive Technology (Heavy Vehicles) with hands - on learning .
About PSA Corporation Limited (PSA)
PSA operates the world’s largest container transhipment hub in Singapore. It links shippers to an excellent network of major shipping lines with connections to 600 port s globally. Shippers have access to daily sailings to every major port in the world at this mega hub. Its excellence in port operations has consistently been recognised by the shipping community. In 2014 , it was voted the “Best Container Terminal (Asia)” for the 25th time at the Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards. PSA Singapore Terminals handled 32.24 million TEUs of containers in 2013.