My major in science is maritime logistics management, with emphasis on maritime logistics. After graduation, I was also responsible for the distribution of logistics resources in a shipping company. However, as we all know, a large amount of data will be generated in the process of cargo transportation. These data have different formats and chaotic structures, so they need to be entered manually. These reasons will lead to high transportation costs and underutilized truck transportation resources. Moreover, due to the narrow loading window of the port, any change in the shipping schedule will lead to congestion and failure to deliver orders in time. For a simple example, Singapore, as one of the busiest ports in the world, has an average of 1 000 ships at any time, ranging from fresh agricultural products to important engine parts that need maintenance. If something goes wrong on the way, or the waiting time is too long, the transportation cost will be too high. Therefore, digital transformation including logistics automation and sales automation has become an inevitable trend of the whole shipping industry. In order to successfully complete the transformation and upgrading, the global shipping industry is recruiting new talents. For me who is engaged in the traditional maritime industry, if I want to get more employment opportunities, I must keep up with the development of the times, so I came to the National University of Singapore to study maritime technology and management science.
From the articles published on the official accounts of official website of the University of New China and WeChat of the National University of Singapore, I know that the Master of Science in Maritime Technology and Management is very responsive to the call of the government and the trend of the times: in order to further consolidate its position as a global maritime center, Singapore has been constantly strengthening the links between maritime clusters, and has joined hands with the government, enterprises, universities and institutions to promote the digital upgrading of maritime affairs. Moreover, it is mentioned in the skills framework of maritime talents constructed in Singapore that in order to keep up with the development of the times, maritime talents should have five key industry skills, such as automation skills, data analysis and network security skills, green shipping skills, interdisciplinary skills and leadership and management skills. The Master of Science in Maritime Technology and Management program can train me into a maritime talent with these five key skills by offering professional courses such as industrial engineering data analysis, port logistics and supply chain.