Using data to steer decisions

This MaritimeONE scholar is building an intelligent machine learning model so the company can make more informed investment moves

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When he was not combing through seas of data, Lim Wan Loong occasionally found himself aboard a cargo ship with co-workers who are trained to inspect the seaworthiness of vessels.

On one unforgettable outing, he had to descend a rope ladder "like those dropped from a helicopter" down the side of the 40m-high vessel as seawater splashed against the hull.

"The ship was undergoing bunkering, which means refuelling, so I couldn't leave through the bridge," he recalls.

Such moments, though rare during his six-month internship at Stamford Shipping last year, are a stark contrast to his usual work: analysing data and building a machine learning model (MLM) to drive smarter decisions for the Singapore-based company that owns vessels and manages a maritime investment fund.