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30/03/2020

We are proud to announce our collaboration with Betatron and YPSN to build one of the leading early-stage Venture Capital investment funds and accelerators in the maritime industry. Please see https://lnkd.in/f_fMgxU for more information on the programme

Heron Advisory Founder and Managing Partner Ronny Waage said: "We are excited to further our collaboration with the great team behind The Captain's Table; Founders Tabitha Logan and Su Yin Anand, Betatron MD Matthias Knobloch and his great team including Aidan Chan for Betatron Singapore and many more. From crisis comes great opportunities!"

Thanks to Splash Maritime and Offshore News for the feature https://lnkd.in/fPE3q85

The launch was also featured in TradeWinds
https://lnkd.in/fe_nZj6

Smart Maritime Network
https://lnkd.in/dbcwDJp

Tech newspaper e27
https://lnkd.in/fyujmyJ

Hong Kong-based venture capital firm Betatron has announced a partnership with YPSN (Young Professionals In Shipping Network) and Heron Advisory to develop venture capital investment funds and accelerators in the maritime industry. Betatron will be investing up to $500,000 into each startup and run....

05/10/2019

Thanks to Asia Pacific Maritime for featuring our Managing Partner Ronny Waage in your APM Insights series on maritime technology solutions for tomorrow. The team at Heron is looking forward to attend the upcoming Asia Pacific Maritime (APM) 2020 here in Singapore 18-20 March 2020 🇸🇬

Download the full magazine and interview below. To stay updated on APM check out https://www.apmaritime.com/

9 industry leaders' insights on how technology would steer the course for development of the industry in this new digital age.

29/08/2019

Hot off the press! Our Founder and Managing Director Ronny Waage has published Heron Advisory's first newspaper contribution, following this weeks quote from Maersk CEO Søren Skou channeling Don Vito Corleone in making the suppliers "an offer they can't refuse". Check out Splash Maritime and Offshore News for the full story

Ronny Waage from Singapore’s Heron Advisory is concerned with where Maersk is taking its TradeLens platform. We all know A.P. Moller – Maersk is a big company. And I have long questioned their 50% ownership stake in TradeLens, which I initially argued would be a hindrance for other operators com...

14/05/2019

Nor-Shipping is approaching fast and we are excited about heading to Oslo to meet with friends and industry partners! This year Heron Advisory is working with Singapore Norway Chamber of Commerce and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore - MPA to bring you the Asia@Nor-Shipping 2019 conference on June 5th

We have a great line up of speakers and panelists for you. Our two key note speakers are Magnus Grimeland of Antler giving us an overview of global tech developments, and Chakib Abi-Saab of OSM Ship Management AS speaking on industry transformation.

The first panel moderated by our conference chairman Julian Bray of TradeWinds and features Ley Hoon QUAH of MPA, Birgitte Vartdal of Golden Ocean, Rashpal Bhatti of BHP, John Lervik of Cognite and Frank Coles of Wallem.

The second panel, which will be moderated by our Founder and Managing Director Ronny Waage, features Bala Sankaran of Alpha Ori Technologies Pte ltd, Lars Erik Luthman of Torvald Klaveness, Andrew Chow of ST Engineering, Maren Hjorth Bauer of Katapult Ocean and John Hahn of Ocean Freight Exchange.

Special thanks to Thome Group and Wallem Group for sponsoring this event.

SNCC Chairman Erik Borgen and I look forward to seeing you in Oslo on June 5th.

Full details:

Welcome to the Asia @ Nor-Shipping session at Norway Trade Fairs, Wednesday 5th of June: Steaming ahead towards a digital future! This year, Asia @ Nor-Shipping is bringing together an impressive mix of thought leaders, industry pioneers, startups and government representatives from the maritime ind...

30/03/2019

If we were in New York this weekend we would definitely spend it at the NYC Maritime Hackathon 2019. It kicked off Friday night, and the Demo Day is this Sunday. Register here to see the final pitches held at Grand Central Tech https://lnkd.in/d_rJnGW

Organised by NYMIC (SUNY Maritime College) and R1 Labs 130+ developers, designers, and domain experts have come together for 36 hours to solve real-world challenges around maritime big data, cybersecurity, supply chain velocity, cargo visibility and much more. More on the event here http://nycmaritimehackathon.com

Great to see PIER71 SG supporter Cargotec involved here as keynote together with CB Insights, Wärtsilä Corporation, American Bureau of Shipping, TecPier, Lloyd's List Intelligence and others as sponsors.

For more on New York Maritime Innovation Centre ( ) check out https://www.nymic.org/

Over 36 hours, 100+ developers, designers, domain experts will be building commercially viable solutions for the Maritime industry

31/12/2018

Thank you to all our Partners and Customers for the collaboration in 2018. We look forward to our continued partnership in 2019! Wishing all of you a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

26/10/2018

Heron Advisory is proud to partner with Katapult Ocean and their ocean tech accelerator programme kicking off in January 2019! Other partners of the programme include CoreMarine, NHack, Nor-Shipping, Oslo Business Region, Klaveness Digital, Veracity by DNV GL, NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Western Bulk Chartering, Antler, PSA unboXed, Entrepreneur Ship One, and many more. Full overview of partners here https://lnkd.in/fdvRtRG

Katapult Ocean is headed by Maren Hjorth Bauer and is built on the success and experience of Katapult Accelerator headed by Haakon Esrød Brunell with the support of Anders H. Lier and Tharald Nustad.

If you have any questions regarding the appointment please contact Katapult Ocean COO Ingrid Kylstad or Heron Advisory Founder & MD Ronny Waage.

Deadline for applying is 31st OCT so if you are building an ocean impact tech company; Apply now! https://lnkd.in/gzNWa4b

More info on https://katapultocean.com/

25/10/2018

Heron Advisory Founder and MD Ronny Waage was featured in an NHH Norwegian School of Economics article this week on how his CEMS education led him to Singapore and the founding of Heron Advisory. Ronny is also an active member of CEMS Singapore Alumni, Bocconi Alumni Association as well as President of the NHH Alumni Singapore Chapter.

Photo credit: Norwegian Business Association (Singapore) Meeting with Andreas Sohmen-Pao, Owner and Chairman of BW Group at the annual Norwegian Seafood Dinner in Singapore. Heron Advisory was invited to the dinner this March as guests of NBAS.

Ronny Waage sold everything he owned, packed two suitcases and flew to Singapore on a one-way ticket. ‘CEMS played a big part in that decision,’ he says.

12/03/2018

Another archaic part of the maritime industry is being disrupted; procurement and ship-chandlers. Today, Singapore based Moscord Pte Ltd led by Freddy Ingemann launched their procurement platform after completing Proof of Concepts with Berge Bulk and MMS. They are cooperating with GAC Group and others for last-mile delivery, offering increased ease of purchase, efficiency, and substantial cost savings for owners and operators. At Heron Advisory we are excited to follow this journey going forward!

Singapore-based Moscord today unveils a new procurement platform which connects buyers and suppliers in an online community, providing simplified purchasing and pre-priced logistics fulfilment. Moscord claims its new platform gives shipowners and managers the opportunity to embrace truly transparent...