Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Japan Coast Guard (JCG) and IALA World-Wide Academy will be co-hosting the VDES seminar to promote the use of VDES by sharing the current progress, best practices, regional use cases and a live demonstration on the VDES capabilities the 17 February 2025.
Purpose
- To share the progress and best practice, to encourage the investment and development of future maritime radionavigation and radio communication systems
- to contribute to discussions on the operational requirements of VDES services for future maritime radionavigation and radiocommunication systems
- to identify and facilitate discussion on the technical and operational challenges for the use of VDES for current and future maritime operations.
Who
The seminar will provide a presentation, panel discussion and a live demonstration about the best practice and development of VDES on digital maritime radio communication infrastructure. Invitations will be sent to:
- Marine aids to navigation authorities and providers
- Association of seafarers
- Ship owners / operators
- Industry members involved in radio navigation and / or communication equipment and systems
17 February 2025 from 09.00 to 13.30
Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre
Programme
| Time | Activity | |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Coffee and registration | |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Session 1 – Welcome and introductions | Chair – Carmel Cheng |
| 09:00 – 09:05 | Welcome from the hosts | Captain M. Segar – MPA |
| 09:05 – 09:10 | Welcome from IALA | Omar Erikson – IALA |
| 09:10 – 09:30 | Overview of VDES (Terrestrial and satellite) | Jan Safar – GRAD |
| 09:30 – 09:50 | VDES from IMO perspective | Hideki Noguchi – JCG |
| 09:50 – 10:50 | Session 2 – Uses cases for VDES – Regional & International Perspectives | Chair – Jaime Alvarez |
| 09:50 – 10:05 | VDES: Paving the Way for Smarter, Safer Maritime Navigation | Vince Tan – MPA |
| 10:05 – 10:20 | Use of VDES for safe maritime traffic | Koichi Yoshida – Sasakawa Peace Foundation |
| 10:20 – 10:35 | International perspective of VDES | Jillian Carson-Jackson – JCJ Consulting |
| 10:35– 10:45 | Session 2 Q&A | |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Session 3 – Communication and navigation operational requirements | Chair – Mayumi Arita |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Industry view | Stefan Pielmeier – Albatros-Tech ApS |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Evolution of the space segment | Magnus Nyberg – SAAB |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Shore infrastructure for terrestrial VDES | Claire Na – All4Land |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Demonstration of Satellite VDES for Maritime Search and Rescue | Terence See Shie Ping – A*Star |
| 12:00 – 12:05 | Session 3 Q&A | |
| 12:05 – 12:15 | Closing remarks | Rear Admiral Tsugo Awai – JCG |
| 12:15 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
VDES Seminar
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