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I am delighted to announce that the above three very eminent experts in floating structures have joined the Society’s Council during the month. They were nominated by Vice President Professor CM Wang and duly approved by the existing Council Members. Associate Professor Ang Kok Keng received his B.Eng from the University of Singapore, M.Eng from…

The months of July and August were busy ones. 2nd VP Dr Koh Hock Seng and I visited various government authorities as mentioned in my preceding message (No. 24). On July 10, I gave a talk on the quest for land in Singapore at the HEAD Foundation. On the same evening I was invited to…

For the past 50 years Singapore has reclaimed some 150 sq. km. However, what remains of its territorial waters is now too deep and would require vastly more sand. Besides mining sand along Asia’s coastline and rivers is morally wrong, environmentally damaging, and politically sensitive. We have reached an inflexion point. New space creation efforts…

Dr. Sabet Divsholi Bahador who served as 2nd Vice President since the inception of the Society has decided to step down as Council Member following his relocation to another country. As a consequence, he also relinquished his position as 2nd Vice President. The Society is grateful for his service and wish him well. I am…

I am pleased to announce that on May 16th, 2019, Mr Lim Sing Tian joined the Council of the Society. Sing Tian holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University and  Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the National University of Singapore. He is the Managing Director of GL Engineering and…

On May 9th 2009, the Council unanimously elected Dr Koh Hock Seng as Fellow of the Society, making him the third member to be conferred the title. Dr Koh graduated from the University of Hamburg, Germany in 1985 with a master’s degree in Naval Architecture and holds a PhD in Naval Architecture from the German…

The Floating Platform at Marina Bay and its seating gallery have served its purpose many times and the proposal to replace is timely. The platform is unique as it is supported by buoyancy rather than piles. It was when constructed ahead of its time, a harbinger of a wide range of floating solutions that has…

April 22nd and 23rd 2019, mark a major milestone in the short history of the Society.   After one-year of planning and hard work, it pulls off the World Conference of Floating Solutions 2019. The Conference attracted 25 speakers from the Norway, Netherlands, France, Spain, United States, United Kingdom, Iran, Japan, China, Korea, Australia, Serbia…

I have written two previous messages on Tekong (Nos. 7 and 16.) The purpose of this one is to provide a better understanding of the alternative floating island solution instead of the dyke embankment and a platform level below sea level. The above illustration, taken from a SINTEF (a Norwegian research facility) website shows a…