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SINGAPORE, 27 March 2025 — Global maritime leaders, academics, and policymakers convened today at the SMU Maritime Thought Leadership Conference, part of Singapore Maritime Week 2025, under the theme ‘Port Innovation for the Green Transition.’ Jointly organized by Singapore Management University (SMU) and CBS Maritime at Copenhagen Business School (CBS), the conference emphasized the importance of international collaboration in tackling the urgent challenge of maritime decarbonization.

A new study co-authored by Professor Juliana Hsuan, Department of Operations Management, highlights the transformative shift in green ship recycling, emphasizing the shift from traditional waste management to a circular economy approach. The research identifies key challenges, including work safety, regulatory inconsistencies, and the need for sustainable technological investments.

A seminar hosted by the Department of Operations Management at CBS, Lauri Saarinen from Aalto University presented his research on reducing food waste in grocery retail through expiration tracking and dynamic pricing. Conducted in collaboration with an online retailer, the study found that automated markdowns based on product expiration dates reduced waste by 9.6% in key perishable categories.