PAAMES & AMEC
SNAMES is part of a group of seventeen member organisations that form the Pan Asian Association of Maritime Engineering Societies (PAAMES) that was established in the year 2004 to meet the following objectives:
- Promoting science and technology in maritime engineering,
- Supporting the development of maritime industry,
- Exchanging scientific information,
- Improving the status of maritime engineers, and
- Enhancing the cooperation and collaboration among member organizations of PAAMES
These maritime engineering-related engineering organisations come from countries like China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Russia and the UK and gather once every two years at the Advanced Maritime Engineering Conference (AMEC).
In the year 2010, SNAMES hosted the AMEC 2010 and 4th PAAMES Forum from 6th to 8th December 2010. It was held at the National University of Singapore (NUS) with the theme “Recent Developments in Maritime Safety and Environmental Protection”. Over 80 papers covering wide-ranging topics from hydrodynamics, offshore structures, and technologies to shipboard machinery and systems and environmental protection were delivered. The conference was attended by more than 200 delegates from 11 countries which was the largest conference organised by SNAMES in its history.
The AMEC 2010 was organised by the Singapore Organising Committee (SOC) which was made up of several senior SNAMES members led by the then SNAMES President, Mr Kenneth Kee
Photographs from AMEC2010
From 10-12th December 2025, SNAMES will again welcome our friends from the PAAMES organisations by organising the AMEC 2025 and the 11th PAAMES Forum at the National University of Singapore (NUS).
The theme of the conference will be “Innovations for a Sustainable Maritime Future” with eight thematic areas covering:
- Sustainable maritime practices and Decarbonisation
- Advanced ship and offshore structure design
- Clean fuels, renewable energy and energy transition
- Digital transformation and smart technologies
- Safety and regulatory compliance
- Underwater technology
- Maritime logistics, management and business
- Education, training, human resources and other topics
The conference will be organised by the Singapore Organising Committee (SOC) consisting of volunteers from SNAMES membership as follows:
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| A/Prof Ang Joo Hock | Chairman |
| Dr Paul Ong | Vice-Chair |
| A/Prof Ng Chun Wee | Secretary |
| Mr Low Jinyi | Asst. Secretary |
| Ms Joyce Tan | Treasurer |
| Mr Ken Chin | Asst. Treasurer |
| Dr Liu Shukui | Chair (Technical) |
| Dr Lim Chin Lee | Vice-Chair (Technical) |
| Mr Rob Egan | Member (Technical) |
| Mr Michael Cheng | Member (Technical) |
| Mr Lee Ee Win | Chair (Events) |
| Mr Albert Ng | Vice-Chair (Events) |
| Mr Foo Nan Cho | Member (Events) |
| Mr Daniel Seow | Member (Events) |
| Prof Choo Yoo Sang | Advisor (Technical/Program) |
| Mr Cheah Kok Keng | Advisor (Events) |
Further information on paper submission and delegate registration is
available on the website https://amec2025.sg/.
For further enquiries, please contact
amec2025@snames.org.sg.
PAAMES website:
http://www.paames.org/
AMEC 2025 website:
https://amec2025.sg/