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With a history spanning 60 years, Eastern Pacific Shipping Pte. Ltd. has emerged as an industry-leading ship management company that is committed to the green and technology-driven growth of the industry. Headquartered in Singapore, its mission is to be the safe and efficient transportation provider of choice to the shipping industry. Empowering that mission are 5000 skilled and dedicated sea and shore staff that oversee a versatile fleet of 13-million deadweight-tonnes comprising of container, chemical, dry bulk, gas, car carriers, and oil tanker vessels. EPS’ shore team is fully integrated with several departments such as innovation, marine technical, operations, IT, legal, finance, and commercial. Find out more at www.epshipping.com.sg

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The merchant maritime industry is one of oldest in the world, yet advancements in the business come slowly. The Techstars partnership addresses this long-standing issue through the accelerator programme. We aim to cultivate and mentor the next generation of entrepreneurs in an industry that’s ripe for disruption.

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Selected startups will gather in EPS’ headquarters in Singapore for an intensive three-month programme of research and development, mentorship, and collaboration. The accelerator will culminate in February 2020 with a demo day wherein every startup will pitch its newly polished business to an audience of venture capitalists, corporate innovation leaders and industry experts with the goal of facilitating investment in the companies while broadening and energising the local entrepreneurial community.

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Any company whose product or service covers the Themes we are looking for (see above). However, your startup may not fit in these Themes but still may be able to impact the maritime industry. We encourage all those who are looking to make a difference to apply.