Forty-nine Singaporean students last week received maritime scholarships in total worth close to SGD 1.9m ($1.45m), as part of the Lion City’s bid to develop a pipeline of shipping talent.

Thirty four of them were awarded MaritimeONE scholarships worth more than SGD 770,000 in total thanks to the generosity of 26 outfits from the port, shipping, shipyard and ancillary services sectors.