Singapore's "First Lady of Shipping", Tan Beng Tee, is off to pastures new, but she won’t be leaving shipping.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)’s assistant chief executive of development will become executive director at the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) on 1 January.

Tan is taking over from Kenneth Chia, who is preparing to step down at the end of December after three years in the post.