Category: Members’ Publications
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New offshore fish farm to yield up to 20 times more fish than other coastal farms
A high-tech fish farm, capable of producing up to 20 times the “minimum production level” of coastal farms, was officially opened by Senior of Minister of State for Trade and Industry Koh Poh Koon on Tuesday (Nov 19). The S$4 million farm called Eco-Ark is contained within a platform measuring…
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Appearance on MoneyMind Channel NewsAsia
This month marks the inauguration of the Society of Floating Solutions Singapore (SFSS), formed by enthusiasts who share the common interest in the concept of Very Large Floating Structures (VLFS). VLFS may help Singapore grapple with the issue of land scarcity and the impending rise of sea level by floating…
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Large Floating Structure with Free-Floating, Self-stabilizing Tanks for Hydrocarbon Storage
This month marks the inauguration of the Society of Floating Solutions Singapore (SFSS), formed by enthusiasts who share the common interest in the concept of Very Large Floating Structures (VLFS). VLFS may help Singapore grapple with the issue of land scarcity and the impending rise of sea level by floating…
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President’s Interview with Lianhe Zaobao on 18 August 2019
This month marks the inauguration of the Society of Floating Solutions Singapore (SFSS), formed by enthusiasts who share the common interest in the concept of Very Large Floating Structures (VLFS). VLFS may help Singapore grapple with the issue of land scarcity and the impending rise of sea level by floating…
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FLOATING SOLUTIONS
This month marks the inauguration of the Society of Floating Solutions Singapore (SFSS), formed by enthusiasts who share the common interest in the concept of Very Large Floating Structures (VLFS). VLFS may help Singapore grapple with the issue of land scarcity and the impending rise of sea level by floating…
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Naval architecture, new challenges and a new horizon
Civilization has arrived at a point of inflexion triggered by global warming and rising sea levels. Scientist are ringing alarm bells and warning that a mere two-degree temperature rise over that of pre-industrial days could cause it to escalate irreversibly that could eventually lead to the extinction of many species…
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Floating Cities
Floating into the future: creating cities on the sea An article in the Ingenuity Magazine of the University of Queensland
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INFORMATION FOR BUILT FLOATING FERRO-CONCRETE WORKSHOP
Following the history, earlier concrete floating constructions dated to more than 100 years. On the other hand, we know that the concrete is the cheapest material for building of these structures. Also considering the new wave of concrete floating constructions in a past 30 years, the latest news for implement…
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Space Crunch in Mega-cities are Forcing Us to Sea
At the same time as urban areas are recording an immense population growth, several cities all over the world are struggling with major flooding every year. Bangkok in Thailand is actually sinking and island nations like the Maldives are ghting the increasing sea level caused by climate change. There are…
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Ships are Floating Structures
SHIPS ARE FLOATING STRUCTURES The technology exists to create either. Europe is good at the product on the left. Singapore can excel in that on the right. Floating structures give the impression that ships are something else. Thousands of years ago ships are called rafts. Rafts are made of reeds,…