Best Education Course Provider for the 4th year

The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific (TLI-Asia Pacific) at NUS has been conferred Best Education Course Provider for the fourth consecutive year at the 2006 Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards ceremony. The annual award in its 20th year, is organised by the publication, Cargonews Asia. It recognises excellence in companies from Europe , North America , the Middle East and Asia . Winners are voted by the publication’s readers.

‘Medicines’ to combat barnacles and algae

Some cures from our medicine chests may be good for marine vessels too. A common drug for diarrhoea for example, and even some anti-depressants, may have applications in the marine industry – as researchers at the Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI) have discovered. They have identified several pharmaceutical compounds for further development as anti-fouling agents and have applied for a US patent in 2005.

The Institute has also entered a new collaboration with the Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) of A*STAR – a two-year project to develop a new range of environmentally-friendly organic anti-fouling additives for marine applications. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore will sponsor the project.

Anti-fouling additives in marine paints for vessels reduce the attachment and growth of marine life such as barnacles and algae. But these additives are often toxic and hence affect sea life.