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Keppel Group Newsletter 

Keppelite 

Equipping China’s 

largest WTE plant 6 

Safety all the way 14 

Lending a hand 34 

Uniquely Keppel 

MICA(P) NO. 169/01/2010 

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Contents 

SUSTAINING GROWTH 

Expanding horizons in Vietnam 4 

Equipping China’s largest WTE plant 6 

Early start to 2010 8 

Honouring a great ship 9 

Steady improvement in performance 10 

Keppel T&T seeks growth opportunities 11 

Tianjin Eco-City to pilot eco-manufacturing base 12 

Delivering hardy vessels 13 

Safety all the way 14 

Keeping pace 16 

SPECIAL FOCUS 

Homecoming for Uniquely Singapore 17 

Double win for Keppel Nantong 21 

Leveraging cyberspace 

Qatar’s largest yard gears up for business 22 

People matters 23 

Marine Fellow 

Missions accomplished 24 

Buoyant milestone for P-56 25 

Contributing to Qatar’s green vision 

Union of hearts and minds 26 

Ship of knowledge 

Harnessing solar power 27 

Light years ahead 

EMPOWERING LIVES 

Game for more 28 

A ‘belly’ good year 

Second home 29 

Keppelites Abroad 

Navigating Nantong 30 

Soaring on a Keppel scholarship 31 

Pillars of support 32 

NURTURING COMMUNITIES 

Seeding high standards of accountability 33 

Visions of Pandora 

Lending a helping hand 34 

Keppel Volunteers 

Colouring life 35 

BACK PAGE 

Keppel expands property portfolio 36 

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Editorial 

Journey towards sustainability 

For almost three weeks in December, the world’s 

attention was riveted on Copenhagen, the venue 

of the 2009 United Nations Climate Change 

Conference. 

Many world leaders arrived in Copenhagen with 

the intent to bridge the divide between developing 

and developed nations as well as amongst larger 

developing nations. 

The result is the Copenhagen Accord. The Accord’s 

key outcomes include a long-term global goal to 

limit temperature increases to less than 2 degrees 

Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the 

establishment of a process for countries to publicly 

indicate their emission reduction commitments as 

well as actions and pledges to provide new funding 

to developing countries. 

However, the fact that the Accord is non-binding 

and the absence of concrete targets and actions 

to curb carbon emissions have led many to label it 

a failure. A binding international agreement 

leading to tangible outcomes looks likely to take 

years to achieve. 

Yet, Copenhagen has achieved something 

significant: it etched in the world’s consciousness 

the need for responsible sustainable behavior in 

all our activities. 

We do not need to wait for governments to reach 

an agreement for companies as well as individuals 

to take action. 

In the Keppel Group, there are already several 

ongoing initiatives and efforts – some in place for 

several years - to reduce the environmental impact 

of our businesses as well as to ensure positive 

impact on the communities wherever we operate. 

To instill a safety first mindset, $17.5 million was 

invested in 2008 in programmes and initiatives to 

ensure that Keppel’s yards, offices and plants are 

safe for all stakeholders. 

Our waste-to-energy and water treatment 

technology and solutions help both national and 

local governments optimise utilisation of limited 

natural resources. Green champions across the 

Group are trained to share knowledge and ideas 

in caring for the environment. 

From 2007 to 2009, Keppel worked with 

government agencies to launch Singapore’s first 

coral nursery, which will enhance biodiversity. 

Beyond monetary support, Keppelites have 

committed their time as well as conducted 

volunteer dives to care for the coral fragments. 

We have also partnered the National Arts Council 

to present Keppel Nights, Singapore’s first 

sustained ticket subsidy scheme to help make the 

arts more accessible and affordable. 

The Keppel Volunteers programme harnesses the 

Group’s diverse resources, skills and talents for a 

network of dedicated volunteers in service to the 

community. 

These are just a few examples of how Keppel has 

been putting into action its strategic thrusts of 

Sustaining Growth, Empowering Lives and 

Nurturing Communities. 

To better coordinate all these initiatives and efforts, 

Keppel has also begun building a Group-wide 

corporate social responsibility framework. This will 

allow us to better strategise and implement even 

more effective programmes to benefit our 

stakeholders and reinforce the long-term 

sustainability of our businesses. 

As a famous Chinese adage goes, “A journey of a 

thousand miles begins with a single step.” 

Keppel will continue to hit the road with nimble 

feet. 

Our property developments are consistently 

recognised for their high green building standards. 


4 Sustaining Growth Growth 

Expanding horizons in Vietnam 

One of Vietnam’s pioneer 

and leading foreign property 

developers, Keppel Land 

has a portfolio of quality 

properties in Ho Chi Minh 

City (HCMC), Hanoi, Dong 

Nai and Vung Tau and more 

than 20,000 homes in the 

pipeline. 

Leveraging its experience 

and expertise in developing 

iconic waterfront properties 

in Singapore and the region, 

Keppel Land made an 

auspicious start to the new 

year with two joint venture 

(JV) projects to expand its 

waterfront property portfolio 

in Vietnam. 

WATERFRONT VILLA SITE 

Witnessed by Singapore’s 

Prime Minister Lee Hsien 

Loong and Vietnam’s Prime 

Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in 

a ceremony held in Hanoi on 

12 January 2010, a JV 

agreement for an 11-ha 

waterfront residential site 

was signed by Mr Kevin 

Wong, Group CEO of Keppel 

Land and Mr Nguyen Thanh 

Lap, Chairman of Tien 

Phuoc. 

The site is expected to yield 

175 villas fronting the 

Saigon River in HCMC when 

completed. 

Mr Kevin Wong said, “As a 

pioneer foreign developer in 

Vietnam, Keppel Land has 

introduced and set standards 

in sustainable developments 

Mr Kevin Wong, Group CEO of Keppel Land (third from left) and Mr Nguyen Thanh Lap, Chairman of Tien Phuoc, signed a JV agreement for an 

11-ha waterfront residential site 

with desirable live-work-andplay 

environments. We 

target to achieve a minimum 

of Singapore’s Building and 

Construction Authority’s 

Green Mark Gold Standard 

in our developments. 

“The acquisition will leverage 

on the strengths of the 

partnership and present an 

excellent opportunity for 

Keppel Land to further 

enhance our reputation as a 

choice developer of high-end 

landed homes in Vietnam.” 

Upon the issuance of 

investment certificate and 

relevant government 

approvals, KLL Strategic 

Holdings, a wholly-owned 

subsidiary of Keppel Land, 

will take up a 60% stake 

amounting to US$16.2 

million (approximately 

$22.7 million) of the total 

registered capital of 

US$27 million (approximately 

$37.8 million) in the JV 

company while Tien Phuoc 

will subscribe for the 

remaining interest. 

The villa development is also 

Keppel Land’s third landed 

waterfront property in 

HCMC. The first, Villa Riviera, 

located in District 2, saw all 

101 units sold within a year 

of its launch in 2006. 

THIRD TOWNSHIP SITE IN 

HCMC 

The second JV project is a 

waterfront residential 

township site in District 2 

which was secured in 

exchange for the 

construction of social 

housing in a pioneer 

government-led initiative. 

Keppel Land will develop the 

site together with Tien Phuoc 

and another local developer, 

Tran Thai. 

For this pilot programme, 

which will be developed in 

phases, the developer will 

build and transfer a social 

housing project of about 

1,800 apartments to the city. 

In return, HCMC will assign 

a 30-ha cleared site to the 

developer, zoned for 

waterfront development. 

The prime cleared site, 

located at South Rach Chiec 

in District 2, is Keppel Land’s 

third township in Vietnam. 

It is also the second 

collaboration between 

Keppel Land and Tien Phuoc, 

the first being The Estella, a 

1,393-unit condominium 

development also in District 2. 


Sustaining Growth 5 

“Keppel Land was able to 

leverage its reputation in 

Vietnam and its strong 

relationships with local 

authorities and strategic 

partners to secure another 

large site to meet demand 

for its homes and build up its 

quality portfolio. 

The acquisition will leverage on the strengths of the 

partnership and present an excellent opportunity for 

Keppel Land to further enhance our reputation as a 

choice developer of high-end landed homes in Vietnam. 

Mr Kevin Wong 

Group CEO, Keppel Land 

“There is a growing middleclass 

who have become more 

discerning in their choice of 

residences and where they 

set up their businesses. Our 

new township will allow us 

to tap on our experience to 

masterplan and develop a 

desirable live-work-and-play 

environment and lifestyle for 

our residents,” said Mr Ang 

Wee Gee, ED and CEO 

(International), Keppel Land 

International. 

Flemmington Investments’ 

42% stake in the project 

amounts to US$16 million 

(approximately $22.3 million) 

of the total registered capital 

of US$38 million 

(approximately $53.2 

million), while local partners 

Tien Phuoc and Tran Thai 

hold the remaining 38% and 

20% respectively. 

The waterfront township will 

comprise about 4,700 homes 

with a potential gross floor 

area of about 1 million sm. 

The first phase of the 

development is expected to 

be launched in 2011. keppelite 

Keppel Land’s residential developments in Ho Chi Minh City, such as Riviera Cove, have been well-received by Vietnamese homebuyers 


6 Sustaining Growth 

Equipping China’s largest WTE plant 

China has surpassed America 

as the world’s largest 

producer of household 

garbage, according to the 

New York Times. 

It was against this backdrop 

that Keppel Seghers, the 

environmental engineering 

arm of Keppel Integrated 

Engineering (KIE), secured 

two contracts from repeat 

customers to supply wasteto-energy 

(WTE) solutions, 

totalling US$53 million 

(approximately $74.2 million), 

in China. 

The first contract, awarded 

by Shenzhen Energy 

Environmental Engineering 

Company Ltd, is for the 

expansion of an existing 

WTE plant in Shenzhen, 

Guangdong. When 

completed in 2011, the WTE 

plant will be the largest in 

China with an eventual 

capacity to treat 4,200 

tonnes of municipal waste 

per day. 

Keppel Seghers’ technology 

will enable the facility to treat 

an additional 3,000 tonnes 

to the existing 1,200 tonnes 

of municipal waste per day. 

The existing WTE plant’s key 

components were also 

provided by Keppel Seghers 

in 1999, when it was built. 

Back then, the plant was also 

the largest WTE plant in 

China. 

Mr Michael Chia, Deputy 

Chairman and CEO of KIE, 

said, “We are honoured 

to mark our 10 years of 

collaboration with Shenzhen 

Energy with this landmark 

project.” 

Besides the contract, 

a Memorandum of 

A toast to 10 years of collaboration – (from left) Mr Gao Zimin, Chairman of Shenzhen Energy Group, Mr Teo Soon Hoe, Senior ED and Group Finance Director, Keppel Corporation, Mr Goh Toh 

Sim, Chief Representative for China, Keppel Corporation, Mr Li Songtao, Chairman of Shenzhen Energy Environmental Engineering and Mr Michael Chia, Deputy Chairman and CEO of KIE 



Understanding (MOU) was 

signed between Keppel 

Corporation and Shenzhen 

Energy Group to explore 

areas of strategic 

partnerships related to 

environmental protection, 

including WTE projects. 

Both the contract and the 

MOU were signed in the 

presence of Mr Wang Rong, 

Standing Committee 

Member of Communist Party 

of China (CPC) Guangdong 

Provincial Committee, 

Deputy Secretary of CPC 

Shenzhen Municipal 

Committee and Acting 

Mayor of Shenzhen. 

At the ceremony, Mr Teo Soon 

Hoe, Senior ED and Group 

Finance Director of Keppel 

Corporation, said, “For the 

majority of fast developing 

countries, waste is a serious 

problem. As cities develop, 

land becomes scarce. 

Consequently, landfills, as the 

conventional solution for 

waste, become inadequate.” 

Noting the advantages of 

WTE, Mr Teo mentioned 

that not only is it able to 

effectively reduce the volume 

of waste going to the landfill 

by 90%, it also produces 

energy in the process. 

Furthermore, with the 

technology advances, 

emissions from WTE facilities 

are now able to pass the 

most stringent emission 

standards. 

He elaborated, “In fact, 

Keppel Seghers has 

implemented WTE solutions 

for many urban communities 

in Japan, Korea, the Middle 

East, America and Europe. 

One of the WTE plants in 

South Korea, fitted with 

Keppel Seghers’ technology, 

is situated just 50m away 

from a residential apartment. 

This is testament that WTE is 

a practical and green solution 

that forms a vital part of the 

answer to the challenges of 

urban waste management.” 

The second contract, 

awarded by China Energy 

Conservation Investment 

Corporation (CECIC), is for 

the supply of technology for 

the furnace, boiler and flue 

gas cleaning components for 

a WTE plant in Chengdu. 

When completed in 2011, 

the plant will be able to treat 

1,800 tonnes of municipal 

waste per day. 

Mr Michael Chia added, 

“The two contracts from 

repeat customers affirm the 

quality and reliability of our 

WTE technology as an 

effective solution to waste 

management. The strength 

of our WTE technology will 

enable Keppel to gain further 

traction in the WTE market 

in China and the rest of the 

world.” 

KIE is currently the market 

leader for imported WTE 

solutions in China, with 60% 

of the market share. 

Last year, Keppel Seghers 

secured two WTE technology 

projects in China. In July 

2009, Keppel Seghers 

secured an £11 million 

(approximately $22.3 million) 

contract from Tianjin Binhai 

Environmental Industry 

Development Ltd to provide 

technology to a WTE plant in 

Hangu, Tianjin. 

In March 2009, Keppel 

Seghers was also awarded a 

$30 million contract by 

Riseland Holdings, a 

subsidiary of Everbright 

International, to provide 

technology to a WTE plant in 

Jinan, Shandong. keppelite 

The two contracts from repeat customers affirm the quality and reliability of 

our WTE technology as an effective solution to waste management. The 

strength of our WTE technology will enable Keppel to gain further traction 

in the WTE market in China and the rest of the world. 

Mr Michael Chia 

Deputy Chairman and CEO, KIE 



Early start to 2010 

Keppel FELS delivers first rig of the year ahead of schedule and within budget. 

After wrapping up a record 

year of 13 rig deliveries in 

2009 – all of them delivered 

on time and within budget – 

Keppel FELS kicked off 2010 

with an early delivery in 

January. 

Keppel FELS delivered 

ENSCO 8502, the third of 

seven ENSCO 8500 Series ® 

semisubmersible (semi) 

drilling rigs it has been 

contracted to build 

exclusively for Ensco 

International (Ensco), seven 

days ahead of schedule. 

The rig is on track to 

commence operations in 

the US Gulf of Mexico in the 

second quarter of 2010, 

under a two-year contract 

with Nexen Petroleum U.S.A. 

Inc. with term extension 

options. 

The early completion was a 

culmination of progressive 

productivity gains achieved 

by Keppel FELS on the 

construction of the Series. 

Construction lead time for 

ENSCO 8502 was reduced by 

1.1 million man-hours, as 

compared to the first rig in 

the Series. This represents a 

15% boost in efficiency. 

Mr Dan Rabun, Chairman, 

President & CEO of Ensco, 

said, “We are pleased that 

Keppel has remained an 

outstanding long-term 

supporter of Ensco’s 

deepwater strategy. We 

commend the shipyard and 

management teams for 

managing the project 

schedule and resources 

very well even through 

challenging times, resulting 

in an early and within budget 

delivery. 

“With each consecutive rig, 

we have seen continuous 

improvement in the 

construction progress, 

reaffirming our decision to 

build the entire seven-rig 

series with a single yard to 

realise efficiencies and 

economies of scale. We are 

further convinced that 

Keppel FELS is the right 

choice as our trusted 

shipyard partner.” 

Mr Tong Chong Heong, CEO 

of Keppel FELS, said, “Keppel 

has supported and moved 

closely in step with our 

customers as the offshore 

market’s needs evolved over 

the years. 

“In particular, we take 

pride in delivering to our 

customers, not only on time 

and within budget, but also 

quality products that are 

ready to be deployed for 

operations, smoothly and 

safely. We are confident that, 

like her sister rigs, ENSCO 

8502 will be ready to drill on 

location shortly after she 

arrives in the Gulf of 

Mexico.” keppelite 

ENSCO 8502 was delivered seven days ahead of schedule as a result of the progressive productivity gains achieved by Keppel FELS on the 

construction of Ensco’s seven-rig series 



Honouring a great ship 

Greatship Maya is the first state-of-the-art vessel that Keppel Singmarine is 

building for Greatship and customising geotechnical services for GC Rieber. 

Keppel Singmarine has 

delivered a platform supply 

geotechnical vessel on 

schedule to Greatship Global 

Offshore Services Pte. Ltd 

(Greatship). 

Named on 23 January 2010, 

the vessel has been bareboat 

chartered to GC Rieber 

Shipping Asia Pte Ltd (GC 

Rieber). The vessel will be 

deployed by GC Rieber and 

partner company Bluestone 

Offshore Pte Ltd in Australia 

in the first quarter of 2010. 

Unlike standard platform 

supply vessels, the vessel is a 

Igniting brilliant beginnings for Greatship 

Maya – Lady Sponsor Mrs Hege Tiller 

multi-functional enhanced 

offshore support vessel 

equipped with drilling unit, 

which is capable of operating 

at water depths of up to 

1,800 metres. She is also able 

to perform real-time in-situ 

tests from downhole or 

seabed mode as well 

as various geotechnical 

laboratory tests onboard. 

The 94-metre long vessel is 

equipped with two units of 

electrical driven 2600KW 

Azimuth thrusters and three 

units of 1050KW tunnel 

thrusters to achieve a 

Dynamic Positioning II 

capability. It has a moon pool 

and 1,000 sm of clear deck 

space for the installation of 

drilling derrick, line tensioner 

winches, mud pumps, 

hydraulic unit and various 

specialised containers for 

performing geotechnical 

services. 

She was named by Lady 

Sponsor, Mrs Hege Tiller, 

spouse of Mr Finn Atle 

Hamre, Managing Director of 

GC Rieber Shipping Asia Pte 

Ltd. 

Mr Hoe Eng Hock, ED of 

Keppel Singmarine, said, 

“We have worked hand-inhand 

with Greatship over the 

last two years to deliver this 

fine vessel. Her successful 

completion reinforces Keppel 

Singmarine’s ability and 

Greatship Maya is a multi-functional enhanced offshore support vessel 

commitment to provide 

reliable and versatile solutions 

in meeting the needs of all 

offshore environments. 

“With a proven track 

record and expertise in the 

design and construction of 

specialised ships, we are wellpoised 

to support Greatship 

in growing its modern fleet 

of sophisticated vessels.” 

Greatship Maya is one of the 

few OSVs in the world to be 

certified as Special Purpose 

Ship under the IMO SPS 

Code 2008 to meet stringent 

standard for safety and 

stability for vessels carrying 

more than 12 special project 

personnel. 

Mr Venkatraman 

Sheshashayee, ED of 

Greatship, said, “We are very 

proud of the outstanding 

quality and capability of 

Greatship Maya, which has 

reinforced our decision to 

work with a world-class 

shipbuilder such as Keppel 

Singmarine. 

“As we look forward to the 

rest of our vessels this 

year, we are confident that 

they will perform to our 

customers’ expectations and 

distinguish Greatship as a 

choice provider of innovative 

and versatile solutions for the 

offshore industry.” keppelite 



Steady improvement in performance 

For the full year 2009, K-REIT 

Asia’s distributable income 

of $70.5 million is 21.1% 

higher than that for the same 

period in 2008. This was due 

mainly to higher rental rates 

achieved for new and 

renewed leases and income 

contribution from K-REIT 

Asia’s one-third interest in 

One Raffles Quay Pte Ltd. 

4Q 2009 FY 2009 FY 2008 + / (-) 

$’000 $’000 $’000 % 

Property Income 17,015 62,811 52,646 19.3 

Net Property Income 13,441 48,880 39,659 23.3 

Net Income 7,031 27,616 19,289 43.2 

Distributable Income to Unitholders 19,400 70,519 58,182 21.2 

Distribution Per Unit (cents) 

For the Period 1.45 5.28 4.41 (19.7) 

Annualised 5.75 5.28 4.41 (19.7) 

Net property income rose 

23.2% year-on-year to 

$48.9 million in 2009, due 

mainly to positive rental 

reversions and contribution 

from the additional six strata 

floors of Prudential Tower. 

The average gross monthly 

rent of K-REIT Asia’s portfolio 

was 7.2% higher at $8.16 

psf in December 2009 

compared with $7.61 psf in 

December 2008. 

Distribution per unit (DPU) 

for 2009 was 5.28 cents 

compared with 4.41 cents in 

2008, which has been 

restated to take into account 

the effect of the one-for-one 

rights issue and enlarged 

unit base of approximately 

1.3 billion units. 

K-REIT Asia CEO and FC, Ms Ng Hsueh Ling (left) and Ms Evelyn Tong respectively, briefed 

media and analysts on the company’s performance and key milestones achieved in 2009 

Restated taking into account the effect of the underwritten, renounceable 1-for-1 rights issue to raise gross proceeds of S$620 million at an 

issue price of $0.93 per rights unit and computed based on the issued units at the end of each period aggregated with 666,703,965 units 

which were issued on 22 November 2009 

For the period from 1 July to 

31 December 2009, K-REIT 

Asia will pay out 2.77 cents 

per unit on 25 February 2010 

based on 100% of its 

taxable income available for 

distribution to Unitholders. 

This will bring the total DPU 

pay-out to 7.76 cents for the 

period from 1 January to 

31 December 2009. 

RIGHTS ISSUE 

COMPLETION 

In November 2009, K-REIT 

Asia successfully completed 

a one-for-one rights issue 

at $0.93 per unit and 

raised gross proceeds of 

approximately $620 million. 

The rights issue has provided 

the company with additional 

funding capacity to pursue 

acquisition growth. 

Some $99.7 million of the 

rights proceeds was used to 

repay a bridging loan facility 

for the purpose of financing 

the acquisition of the six 

strata floors of Prudential 

Tower. After the repayment, 

K-REIT Asia’s aggregate 

leverage was 27.7% as at 

end-December 2009. 

SEEKING ACQUISITION 

AND GROWTH 

OPPORTUNITIES 

K-REIT Asia is well-positioned 

to capitalise on the recovery 

of Singapore’s economy with 

its high-quality asset 

portfolio, strong tenancy 

profile and diverse tenant 

business mix. The weighted 

average lease term for its 

portfolio is 5.2 years while 

that of its top 10 tenants is 

6.7 years, providing income 

stability for Unitholders. 

The acquisition of additional 

six strata floors of Prudential 

Tower in November 2009 

marked K-REIT Asia’s first 

third-party acquisition. The 

purchase has raised its stake 



from 44.4% to a majority 

control of 73.4% of the total 

strata area, which will put 

K-REIT Asia in a stronger 

position to manage the 

income generated from this 

asset. 

As at end-2009, K-REIT Asia’s 

portfolio net lettable area was 

1.3 million sf and portfolio 

size was $2.1 billion. On an 

average psf basis, portfolio 

valuation has fallen by 5.3% 

to $1,616 psf from a year 

ago, which is at the lower end 

of market valuation for prime 

office space. 

With enhanced financial 

flexibility from the rights 

issue, K-REIT Asia intends to 

pursue opportunities for 

strategic acquisitions in 

Singapore and other Asian 

growth cities. It will continue 

to identify potential asset 

enhancement initiatives for 

its property portfolio to 

maximise rental income, 

and to place emphasis on 

attracting creditworthy new 

tenants, retaining good 

existing tenants and 

improving operational and 

cost efficiencies. keppelite 

Full year results for 

Keppel Corporation 

and Keppel Land will 

be reported in the 

February issue with 

their releases in late 

January. 

Keppel T&T seeks 

growth opportunities 

Keppel Telecommunications 

& Transportation (Keppel 

T&T) group revenue 

decreased 12% in 2009 to 

$113.3 million due mainly to 

lower logistics revenue in 

Singapore and the winding 

down of the network 

engineering business. 

Nonetheless, revenue from 

logistics activities in China 

continued to show healthy 

improvements. The group 

has further expanded its data 

centre business. 

Profit before tax and 

exceptional items was 

$65.3 million due to lower 

operating profit. However, 

share of contributions 

from associated companies 

improved 4% to 

$58.5 million. Group profit 

after tax was 13% lower at 

$47.7 million due to 

impairment in value of 

investments and provision 

for restructuring costs. 

The Directors are pleased to 

recommend a first and final 

dividend of 3.0 cents per 

share tax exempt (one-tier) 

for 2009 subject to approval 

by shareholders at the 

next Annual General 

Meeting to be convened in 

April 2010. 

PROSPECTS 

Logistics operations are 

expected to benefit from 

the improved economic 

outlook. In Singapore, 

Keppel T&T will redevelop 

its logistics assets to 

maximise returns. The group 

currently enjoys a strong 

position in Foshan and 

looks to expand its 

Logistics activities in China continued to show healthy improvements 

warehouse and distribution 

business in the region. In 

addition, it is looking to 

deepen its logistics 

operations in Vietnam. 

The group’s data centre in 

Singapore has commenced 

operations and currently 

serves a number of blue-chip 

customers. The Citadel100 

data centre in Ireland 

continues to enjoy full 

occupancy, while demand for 

data centres continues to 

hold up well. keppelite 



Tianjin Eco-City to pilot 

eco-manufacturing base 

Senior management from SSTEC and guests from Keppel Corporation and the Tianjin authorities marking the groundbreaking of Tianjin Eco-City’s Eco-Industrial Park 

On 30 December 2009, the 

Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco- 

City (Tianjin Eco-City) took 

another leap forward in its 

development as it began 

construction on the 130-ha 

Eco-Industrial Park (EIP), 

which will cost about 

RMB 4 billion to develop and 

can draw in RMB 4 billion 

worth of investments and 

about 10,000 jobs when 

completed. 

Located in the northern 

region of the Eco-City, next 

to major highways leading to 

Tianjin’s city centre, port and 

airport, as well as Beijing, the 

EIP will be the first of its kind 

in China, serving as the 

premier eco-manufacturing 

base for the Bohai Rim area. 

The EIP’s groundbreaking 

ceremony was graced by 

Mr He Lifeng, Deputy 

Secretary of the Communist 

Party of China Tianjin 

Municipal Committee and 

Chairman of Sino-Singapore 

Tianjin Eco-City Investment 

and Development Co., Ltd. 

(SSTEC), Dr Lee Boon Yang, 

Chairman of Keppel 

Corporation, and guests 

from the Tianjin Binhai New 

Area (TBNA) Administrative 

Committee, Eco-City 

Administrative Committee 

and Tianjin Eco-City 

Investment and Development 

Co., Ltd. 

The EIP will be home to light, 

clean industries involved in 

waste management, green 

buildings and transport, 

potable water and hygienic 

environment. Using the 

Eco-City as a base, these 

industries can tap the 

growing eco-business 

opportunities in the fast 

growing TBNA and northern 

China. 

“The EIP will serve China’s 

rapidly growing need 

for clean technologies 

production bases. We expect 

the EIP to become a major 

hub for eco-manufacturing 

corporations that radiates 

out to the Bohai Bay region. 

More importantly, it can 

serve as a model of how 

industries can also be 

developed in an eco-friendly 

and sustainable way,” said 

Mr Goh Chye Boon, CEO of 

SSTEC. 

To kickstart the development, 

SSTEC will commence 

construction of more than 

220,000 sm of ready-built 

factories on a 15-ha land plot 

starting from 2Q 2010. This 

move aims to satisfy the 

strong demand from local 

and foreign investors 

interested in setting up 

manufacturing facilities to 

serve the Tianjin Eco-City, 

TBNA and northern China 

markets. 

The EIP will be built 

according to the Eco-City’s 

Green Building Evaluation 

Standard, which draws the 

best from China’s Green Star 

standards and Singapore’s 

Green Mark standards. 

Putting green building 

concepts into practice, the 

construction of EIP will adopt 

eco-friendly strategies such 

as optimisation of building 

layout, utilisation of 

renewable energy and 

suitable building materials, 

recycling of water and waste, 

provision of green spaces 

and environmentally-friendly 

construction methods. keppelite 



Delivering hardy vessels 

Keppel Singmarine and its 

sister yard Keppel Nantong 

demonstrated their 

commitment to meet the 

needs of customers with the 

timely and safe deliveries of 

an Anchor Handling Tug 

Supply (AHTS) vessel and 

two tugboats. 

On 1 January 2010, 

Keppel Singmarine delivered 

Hadi 27, an AHTS to Hadi H. 

Al-Hamman Establishment 

(Hadi). The 80-tonne bollard 

pull vessel is equipped with 

dynamic positioning system 

and Azimuth thrusters to 

enhance its position keeping 

and maneuverability as she 

performs various supply and 

support functions for the 

offshore installation and 

floating units. 

Mr Hoe Eng Hock, ED of 

Keppel Singmarine, said, 

“Hadi 27 has exceeded its 

contractual bollard pull and 

speed during its sea trial 

performance conducted in 

December 2009. We are also 

proud to announce that our 

projects and construction 

with Hadi have been on time 

and with zero lost-time 

incidents.” 

contracting, trading and 

marine service providers 

to the oil & gas and 

petrochemical industries in 

the Middle East with its 

headquarters in Saudi 

Arabia. 

Over in China, Keppel 

Nantong has also delivered 

two 65-tonne bollard pull 

twin-screw Azimuth Stern 

Drive tugboats to Keppel 

Smit Towage. 

Both KST 54 and KST 55 are 

of the proprietary MTD 

3265ST design developed by 

Keppel Singmarine’s 

technology unit, Marine 

Technology Development. 

Both vessels also exceeded 

the contractual bollard pull 

and designed speed during 

its sea trial performance. 

Keppel Smit Towage is a joint 

venture between Keppel and 

Smit International Singapore. 

The company operates a 

complete spectrum of 

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KST 55 is of the proprietary MTD 3265ST design developed by Keppel Singmarine’s 

technology unit, Marine Technology Development 

Hadi 27 is currently operating 

in Saudi Arabia. Since 

2002, Hadi has awarded 

Keppel Singmarine a total of 

12 AHTS orders. Hadi is 

one of the leading general 

Delivered on time by Keppel Singmarine, Hadi 27 is currently operating in Saudi Arabia 



Safety all the way 

Safety never takes a day off at Keppel Offshore & Marine’s yards. Backed by a 

strong safety culture shared by its workforce, customers, vendors and suppliers, 

Keppel FELS and Keppel Shipyard recently celebrated safety milestones on its 

projects. 

BW Pioneer on its way to the US Gulf of Mexico, where it will be the first FPSO deployed there 

DELIVERING ON SAFETY 

With good safety 

records, BW Pioneer and 

Four Rainbow, two Floating 

Production Storage and 

Offloading (FPSO) vessels 

have left Keppel Shipyard 

for deployment in their 

respective fields. 

BW Pioneer, which achieved 

over five million man-hours 

worked without lost-time 

incidents (LTI), left the yard 

on 8 January this year. 

As it was the world’s first 

FPSO to be deployed and 

operate in the US Gulf of 

Mexico (GoM), the project 

team had to overcome the 

challenge of meeting the 

requirements of the US 

Coast Guard and Minerals 

Management Service. 

Senior Project Manager, 

Mr Jamil bin Abdul Ghani, 

said, “Safety and work went 

hand in hand on this project, 

as endorsed by the project 

teams of Keppel and 

BW Offshore. We ensured 

that all safety processes were 

in place and everyone on the 

project was aligned to the 

safety standards. 

“It required good teamwork, 

continuous vigilance, 

perseverance and strict 

observance of the yard’s 

‘Safety Starts with Me’ and 

‘Together We Care’ slogans. 

The time and effort spent in 

creating a safe and healthy 

work environment has been 

worth it.” 

In celebration of its 

safety achievements, the 

project team comprising 

BW Offshore, Keppel Shipyard 

and contractors donated 

close to $9,000 to charity. 

At the one millionth and 

four millionth man-hours 

achieved without LTI 

milestones, about $4,500 

and $4,400 were donated 

to the Children’s Cancer 

Foundation and the 

Sumatra Quake Relief Fund 

respectively. 

Leased by Petrobras America 

Inc. to operate in the 

Cascade and Chinook fields 

of the US GoM, FPSO 

BW Pioneer will be turret 

moored at a water depth of 

about 2,600m – by far the 

deepest for an FPSO. 

FPSO Four Rainbow left 

Keppel Shipyard for the 

Woollybutt field in Western 

Australia on 31 December 

2009 after completing its 

refurbishment and life 

extension works with almost 

half a million man-hours 

without LTI. 

Mr Foo Kim Suan, Senior 

Project Manager, shared, 

“This record was 

accomplished due to 



teamwork and vigilance of 

everyone involved. As it was 

a fast-track project, one of 

our challenges was to ensure 

all work processes were 

carried out safely even 

though the schedule was 

tight.” 

Work on the vessel included 

blasting and coating of cargo 

tanks and water ballasting 

tanks, installing a new gas 

lift compression module 

and desander skids, as 

well as upgrading of the 

accommodation. 

JACKING UP SAFETY 

STANDARDS 

Having just celebrated the 

early delivery of the sixth of 

seven KFELS semisubmersible 

drilling tenders to Seadrill in 

December 2009, Keppel FELS 

and its customer had good 

reason to commemorate 

another milestone recently. 

construction of each of the 

KFELS B Class jackup rigs, 

West Callisto and West Juno, 

on 14 January 2010.” 

To commemorate the 

safety milestones, Seadrill 

presented a bonus of 

S$10,000 to Keppel FELS on 

14 January 2010. 

Keppel FELS has constructed 

four of Seadrill’s world-class 

jackups. Construction of the 

seventh SSDT and the two 

jackups remains on schedule 

with expected deliveries 

extending from 2Q 2010 

into 2Q 2011. When 

completed, Keppel-built 

rigs will make up 35% of 

Seadrill’s premium fleet. 

BULLY SAFE AND SOUND 

The twin Bully drillships at 

Keppel Shipyard celebrated 

significant safety milestones 

on 8 January 2010. 

while Bully II clocked over 

one million man-hours 

worked without LTI. Both 

vessels have zero reportable 

incidents since the project 

started. 

With work on the drillships 

being done simultaneously, it 

is twice the challenge for the 

project management team to 

ensure that safety vigilance 

is kept up on both projects. 

Besides the manpower 

involved, installing Huisman’s 

muilti-purpose tower (MPT), 

the world first enclosed steel 

structural drilling tower 

which weighs about 950 

tonnes, involved precise 

planning between the 

clients, vendors and Keppel 

Shipyard. 

Senior Project Manager 

Low Kok Chiang said, “Both 

the floating cranes, Asian 

Hercules and Asian Hercules 

II, were utilised to lift and 

install the MPT onboard the 

drillship. Scheduling day and 

night shifts, we were 

constantly trying to make 

sure everyone was alert 

and vigilant at all times. 

Teamwork and coordination 

were vital to ensuring the 

operation was carried out 

smoothly and safely.” keppelite 

“The longstanding partners 

celebrated one million safe 

manhours achieved on the 

Bully I achieved zero lost-time 

incidents (LTI) after three 

million man-hours worked 

Safety rewards – Mr Jerry Dokos, Project Manager, Seadrill shares his endorsement at the 

safety bonus presentation as Mr Bryan Toh, Project Manager, Keppel FELS, looks on 

Commemorating the safety milestones of the Bully drillships are (left) Mr David Smallwood, 

Project Manager of Frontier Bully Projects and Mr Spencer Leong, GM of Keppel Shipyard 

(Gul) 



Keeping pace 

Driven by a commitment to 

operational excellence, 

projects at Keppel FELS 

remain on track, achieving 

several milestones in recent 

months. 

Mr Wong Kok Seng, ED of 

Keppel FELS said, “We 

were able to deliver by 

consistently striving for 

operational excellence and 

innovation, backed by strong 

project management and 

close partnerships with 

our unions, customers, 

contractors and vendors. 

“For 2010, we will remain 

focused on execution 

excellence and further 

improving efficiency to 

deliver superior solutions and 

services safely, on time, and 

within budget, while 

pursuing more projects.” 

KFELS N CLASS JACKUP 

Shortly after the celebration 

of one million manhours 

without lost time incident on 

the construction of SKDP 3 

in November 2009, the 

teams from Skeie Drilling 

& Production (Skeie) 

and Keppel FELS cheered 

to yet another milestone 

achievement. 

On 18 December 2009, 

the keel was laid for the 

last of the trio of KFELS N 

Class jackup drilling rigs 

being built by Keppel FELS 

for Skeie. Construction of all 

Teamwork thrives – Mr Chia Chuan Beng, Senior Project Manager, Keppel FELS and Mr Mark Aitken, Site Manager for SKDP, show solidarity in 

keeping construction safe, on time and within budget 

three rigs continues to be 

on track. 

The trio are the world’s 

first jackups to be designed 

and constructed to suit 

operations in the Norwegian 

Continental Shelf. 

KFELS SSDT TM 

Following the finalisation 

of the contract to 

build Vietnam’s first 

semisubmersible drilling 

tender for PetroVietnam 

Drilling and Well Services 

Corporation, Keppel FELS 

has struck first steel for the 

rig on 22 January 2010. 

Targeted for delivery in the 

fourth quarter of 2011, this 

tender assist rig will be built 

to Keppel’s award-winning 

KFELS SSDT TM 3600E design. 

Steely beginnings – Mr Nguyen Quynh Lam, CEO of Bien Dong Production & Operating 

Company, activates the cutting of the first steel for the KFELS SSDT while Mr Tong Chong 

Heong, CEO of Keppel Offshore & Marine, looks on 

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Special Focus 17 

Homecoming for 

Uniquely Singapore 

The atmosphere at Keppel Bay was nothing short of electric at the homecoming 

of Uniquely Singapore and welcome of the Clipper Race fleet. As the fleet sailed 

into Marina at Keppel Bay, joyful cheers from about 1,000 spectators including 

family, friends and fans of the international crew were accompanied by the 

pulsating beat of 41 drummers in a spectacular ceremony held on Saturday, 


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...continued from page 17. 

WAVES OF CELEBRATION 

AT KEPPEL BAY 

Singapore has always been 

regarded as one of the best 

stopovers in the Clipper 

Race, so much so that even 

past Uniquely Singapore 

crew members from the 

Clipper 05/06 and 07/08 

Races specially made the trip 

to town to join in the 

celebrations at Keppel Bay. 

The journey to Singapore for 

the Clipper Race fleet from 

Geraldton, Western Australia 

has not been without its 

thrills and spills, especially for 

the Irish entry Cork which ran 

into a submerged reef off 

Indonesia and had to be lost 

to the sea. Fortunately, all the 

crew members were safe. 

The California clipper, had 

engine troubles the day 

before the celebrations and 

had to be towed into Keppel 

Bay from Nongsa Point 

Marina & Resort for the 

festivities. Despite it all, spirits 

were high and all joined in 

the revelry. 

A rousing welcome for the Clipper Race fleet at Keppel Bay by Dr Lee Boon Yang, Chairman of Keppel Corporation. Looking on are (from left) 

Ms Aw Kah Peng, Chief Executive, Singapore Tourism Board; Mr Teo Soon Hoe, Senior Executive Director & Group Finance Director, Keppel 

Corporation; Mr Choo Chiau Beng, CEO, Keppel Corporation; Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Chairman, Clipper Ventures Plc and Mr Kevin Wong, 

Group CEO, Keppel Land 

The Uniquely Sing 

In his welcome speech, 

Dr Lee Boon Yang, Chairman 

of Keppel Corporation, said, 

“With the slew of exciting 

waterfront developments 

and activities at Keppel Bay, 

HarbourFront and Sentosa, 

we expect more international 

yachtsmen and boaters to be 

drawn to Singapore. This is 

where Marina at Keppel Bay, 

with its premium berths, 

RYA-accredited sailing 

academy and variety of 

services and facilities, will 

play its part to promote 

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The jubilant crew from Cape Breton Island who won the Uniquely Singapore cup sponsored by Keppel Corporation 

Karan Teo! Well done and welcome home Keppel Ambassador 

Sail for a cause – K 

Clipper training an 

The energy at Keppel Ba 

cannons and confetti – t 

themselves. We’ve taken 

world. We’ve got a lot o 

together and respected 

global mindset – it’s a gl 

Mr Jim Dobie 

Skipper of Uniquely Singapore 


19 

apore team cheered on by residents of Caribbean at Keppel Bay 

The ‘world’ sails into one great location at Keppel Bay 

eppel Ambassador Adrian Tan sets up booth at the Marina to sell postcards of photographs he took during the 

d those of Keppel Bay to raise funds in aid of children’s charities 

y was awesome with the drum beats, water 

he people at Keppel have really outdone 

the Keppel ‘Can-Do!’ attitude around the 

f nationalities on board – people have just got 

each other’s culture. Yes, we definitely have a 

obal boat! 

Jim Dobie, skipper of Uniquely Singapore, receives a token from Chairman Dr Lee Boon Yang 

of Keppel Corporation 


20 Special Focus 

...continued from page 19. 

Singapore’s attractiveness as 

a leading destination and 

sailing hub in Asia. 

“We share the vision with 

Singapore Tourism Board to 

showcase the Uniquely 

Singapore brand to the world 

and to promote Singapore as 

a ‘must visit’ global city.” 

Chairman Dr Lee attended 

the Ceremony accompanied 

by Mr Choo Chiau Beng, 

CEO of Keppel Corporation 

and other distinguished 

guests which included 

ambassadors. 

The Chairman also presented 

the Uniquely Singapore Cup, 

sponsored by Keppel, to 

Cape Breton Island which 

crossed the finish line in the 

Singapore Straits at 0914 

local time on Sunday, 17 

January 2010. It beat Spirit 

of Australia by just 15 

minutes while Jamaica 

Lightning Bolt was third to 

cross the line. 

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, 

founder and Chairman of 

Clipper Ventures, who was 

also at the celebrations, said, 

“This is the third time that 

there has been a Uniquely 

Singapore entry in the 

Clipper Race and each time, 

the arrival ceremony is more 

staggering.” 

Coming in 7 th position in the 

race from Geraldton, the 

spirits of the Uniquely 

Singapore crew were far 

from dampened. 

Keppel Ambassador Karan 

Teo, who was racing on the 

homecoming leg, was elated 

to be among family and 

friends. On her Uniquely 

Singapore experience, she 

shared, “The best part of this 

experience for me has been 

bonding with the crew. 

We’ve got a really good crew 

and I can’t wait to show 

them the sights and be a 

good host – both as a 

Singaporean and as a Keppel 

Ambassador.” 

The international crew is 

looking forward to a 

wonderful stopover, all 

ravenous to sample the wide 

array of culinary cuisines 

Singapore is renowned for. 

The colourful Clipper race 

fleet will recharge at Keppel 

Bay before gunning for one 

of the most challenging legs 

to Qingdao, China on 

2 February 2010. keppelite 

Flying the flag high for Singapore and Keppel 



Double win for 

Keppel Nantong 

Ushering in the new year 

on a positive note, 

Keppel Nantong Shipyard 

(Keppel Nantong) received 

two awards from the 

Nantong Municipal People’s 

Government. 

The company was ranked 

sixth among Nantong’s Top 

10 Export Enterprises for 

achieving an export value of 

US$129 million from January 

to November 2009. 

This represented a 231% 

increase compared to the 

same period in 2008. 

Keppel Nantong was given a 

cash award of RMB 769,000 

(approximately $157,000) 

from the city’s government 

for its contributions. 

It was also lauded for 

implementing an excellent 

set of safety practices and 

policies by the Nantong 

Administration of Work 

Safety and received a 

Safety Excellence Award 


Mr Lee Tai Kwee, President 

of Keppel Nantong, said, 

“We are greatly 

encouraged by the 

government’s recognition 

of our safety practices, as 

well as efforts in 

contributing to the export 

revenue and employment 

growth of Nantong. We 

will continue to tap 

opportunities and 

contribute more to the 

development of Nantong’s 

marine industry.” keppelite 

Keppel’s contributions to Nantong’s growth and safety efforts gain recognition from the 

Nantong Municipal People’s Government 

Winner of the Best Departmental Website for 2009 Award, the International Projects’ website 

excelled in content, knowledge management and sharing capabilities 

Leveraging 

cyberspace 

With the aim to enhance 

communication and 

efficiency, Keppel Land is 

looking into space, more 

precisely, cyberspace. The 

company recently concluded 

its first ever Best 

Departmental Website 

competition. 

Spanning two months, the 

competition was organised 

to encourage all 

departments to adopt and 

promulgate innovative usage 

of K2Portal, a web-based 

knowledge sharing platform, 

for their operational needs. 

During the awards ceremony 

in December, Mr Kevin Chua, 

Head of Keppel Land IT, 

shared, “While spurring on 

optimal usage of the 

portal, it is also timely to 

recognise the efforts of 

the departments that 

have leveraged the K2 

Portal to collaborate and 

share information for 

the company’s collective 

knowledge in the last five 

years.” 

Representing the winning 

department, Mr Stephen 

Choo, Senior GM of 

International Projects, said, 

“We created this website 

with the intention of making 

it an integral component of 

our project management 

processes and a learning 

platform for all our project 

staff.” 

Ms Eva Ho, Assistant 

GM of Group Corporate 

Communications, who 

was one of the judges, 

commented, “I’m very 

impressed with the breadth 

and depth of information 

available on the K2Portal, 

which will contribute 

effectively towards better 

information-sharing within 

Keppel Land.” keppelite 



Qatar’s largest yard gears up 

for business 

The significance of the 

largest shiprepair yard in 

Qatar, Nakilat-Keppel 

Offshore & Marine (Nakilat- 

Keppel O&M), received a 

boost when Qatar’s Deputy 

Prime Minister and Minister 

for Energy & Industry, HE 

Abdullah bin Hamad 

Al-Attiyah visited the yard 


Accompanied by Qatargas 

Chairman and CEO, Mr Faisal 

Al-Suwaidi and Nakilat’s MD 

Mr Muhammad A. Ghannam 

(who is also Chairman of 

Nakilat-Keppel O&M), he was 

given a brief of the yard’s 

facilities and progress by 

Nakilat’s Director, Facilities 

Development, Mr Stephen 

May and senior management 

from Nakilat-Keppel O&M, 

including its CEO, Mr Yong 

Chee Min from Keppel 

Offshore & Marine (Keppel 

O&M). 

With development of the yard 

going well, HE Abdullah bin 

Hamad Al-Attiyah was pleased 

to see many Singaporeans 

already working in Qatar and 

extended his warm welcome. 

As they observed the 

progress of the fabrication 

work on the dock gates and 

steelwork facilities, the 

Minister and his delegation 

gave positive feedback on 

their yard visit, having gained 

an insight into the work 

process. 

With progress of the 80/20 

joint venture shipyard 

between Nakilat and 

Keppel O&M on track, Phase 

One and Two of the yard is 

expected to commence 

business operations around 

3Q 2010. Located on a 

43-ha site at the port of 

Ras Laffan, Phase One 

and Two of the yard’s 

development includes two 

graving docks of 350,000 dwt 

and 450,000 dwt. 

Once fully operational, 

Nakilat-Keppel O&M will, 

with the support of Keppel 

Shipyard’s specialised LNG 

tanker repair teams from 

Singapore, handle the 

drydocking and repairs of 

LNG vessels as well as other 

commercial vessels in Qatar 

and the Middle East market. 

At the moment, about 1,000 

workers have been recruited 

and this will be increased as 

the yard’s business volume 

picks up. keppelite 

HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah (centre), Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for 

Energy & Industry learning about the yard’s progress from Mr Yong Chee Min (second from 

right), CEO, Nakilat-Keppel O&M 

When operational, Nakilat-Keppel O&M will operate in all sectors of the shiprepair industry and will have some 80 drydocking projects a year 



People matters 

Planner and Deputy CEO 

between 2001 and 2008. 

Mrs Koh-Lim Wen Gin 

Mrs Koh-Lim Wen Gin was 

appointed to Keppel Land’s 

Board of Directors with 

effect from 20 January 

2010. 

Mrs Koh, 65, has played 

a key role in shaping 

Singapore’s cityscape, 

through her 34-year 

career with the Urban 

Redevelopment Authority 

(URA). She was URA’s Chief 

Mr Choo Chiau Beng, 

Chairman of Keppel Land, 

said, “Wen Gin’s extensive 

experience in urban master 

planning and development 

will lend strategic counsel 

and insights to further 

enhance Keppel Land’s 

expertise in building 

townships and other 

large-scale integrated 

projects.” 

Mrs Koh was involved in a 

variety of high quality 

landmark developments 

which have contributed to 

Singapore’s growth as a 

global city. For her 

achievements, Mrs Koh 

was presented the Public 

Administration Medal 

(Silver) in 1986, the Public 

Administration Medal (Gold) 

Mr Michael Chia 

in 2002 and the Meritorious 

Service Medal in 2009. 

Mr Michael Chia, Deputy 

Chairman of Keppel 

Integrated Engineering (KIE), 

has replaced Mr Chua Chee 

Wui as KIE’s CEO with effect 

from 13 January 2010. 

Mr Chua has left the Group 

to seek new personal and 

professional opportunities. 

Ms Cindy Lim 

Ms Cindy Lim Joo Ling, 

Deputy GM of Group Human 

Resources (GHR) has been 

promoted as GM of GHR 

with effect from 1 January 

2010. She will also oversee 

HR matters in Keppel 

Offshore & Marine. keppelite 

Marine Fellow 

Mr Tong Chong Heong, CEO of Keppel Offshore & Marine receives the IMarEST Fellowship 

certificate from Admiral Nigel Guild, IMarEST President-Elect 

Becoming a Fellow of 

the Institute of Marine 

Engineering, Science & 

Technology (IMarEST) is 

a strong recognition of 

Mr Tong Chong Heong’s 

long-time standing and 

experience as a committed 

marine specialist. 

Mr Tong, CEO of Keppel 

Offshore & Marine, is an 

offshore and marine industry 

veteran who has served the 

Keppel Group for more than 

40 years. 

He was presented the 

Fellowship certificate by 

Admiral Nigel Guild, IMarEST 

President-Elect and his wife, 

Professor Felicity Guild on 

20 January 2010, during 

their visit to Singapore. keppelite 



Missions accomplished 

2009 closed on a pleasing 

note for Keppel FELS Brasil’s 

BrasFELS yard which 

completed two jobs to the 

satisfaction of its customers, 

Noble Corporation and 

Diamond Offshore. 

Mr Kwok Kai Choong, 

President of Keppel FELS Brasil 

shared, “We are glad to have 

delivered the projects safely, 

on time and within budget, 

affirming our customers’ 

confidence in our yard as the 

most comprehensive offshore 

and marine facility in Latin 

America.” 

NOBLE MISSION 

Noble Corporation’s 

Noble Dave Beard, a 

semisubmersible drilling rig, 

arrived at BrasFELS in March 

2009 for completion and 

commissioning work prior to 

site deployment. 

The work scope included 

completion works on 

the thrusters’ installation, 

architectural work on the 

accommodation and work 

spaces, piping, electrical, 

mechanical and other 

painting works, in addition to 

commissioning. 

BrasFELS has since further 

secured three repair and 

upgrading jobs for Noble’s 

Brazil-based drillships. Work 

will commence with the 

arrival of the first drillship by 

early 2011 and is anticipated 

to conclude in the second 

half of 2013. 

QUEST ACCOMPLISHED 

Ocean Quest from 

Diamond Offshore arrived 

at BrasFELS on 18 November 

2009 for structural 

repairs to its columns and 

other works including 

an installation of a 

higher capacity drillship 

compensator. 

With BrasFELS’s good project 

management, the repairs 

were completed ahead of 

schedule, thus enabling the 

rig to return to service earlier 

than planned. 

Mr John Baugus, Project 

Manager, Brasdril Sociedade 

de Perfuracao LTDA, a 

subsidiary of Diamond 

Offshore, commended, 

“The performance by Team 

BrasFELS was excellent. The 

entire team, from the 

workers on the rig all the way 

up to upper management, 

combined to meet an 

extremely demanding 

delivery schedule while 

maintaining a commitment 

to safety and quality.” keppelite 

Noble Dave Beard on its way to BrasFELS in March 2009 for completion works 

Ocean Quest returns to work earlier than scheduled as a result of BrasFELS’s strong project 

management 



Buoyant milestone for P-56 

It was a majestic sight to 

behold as two giant 

‘C’-shaped blocks were 

simultaneously floated and 

undocked safely and 

successfully into the emerald 

waters of the Bay of the 

Kings in Angra dos Reis, 

Brazil, on 29 December 

2009. 

With that, Keppel’s BrasFELS 

yard, one of the largest 

and best equipped offshore 

and marine yards in Latin 

America, has achieved 

another important milestone 

on the construction of 

floating production 

platform (FPU) P-56 for 

Petrobras. 

P-56’s lower hull was built in 

two ‘C’ sections, which will 

be ‘mated’ later at sea. This 

innovative method was also 

used with great success on 

the preceding FPUs P-52 

and P-51, and has enabled 

Brazil to undertake the 

construction of large-scale 

national projects on home 

ground. 

BrasFELS’s technological capabilities and technical expertise are key in the joining of the two 

‘C’ sections of the lower hull of P-56 

The innovative method used 

to construct massive units 

attests to BrasFELS’s 

technological capabilities 

and engineering expertise. 

Coupled with its project 

management strength, 

BrasFELS is well-poised to 

contribute national content 

towards Brazil’s landmark 

offshore projects. keppelite 

Contributing to Qatar’s green vision 

In places with arid climactic 

conditions, many would 

consider water the new oil. 

Understanding the 

importance of sustainable 

water solutions to hyper-arid 

Qatar, Keppel Seghers, the 


arm of Keppel Integrated 

Engineering, sponsored the 

publication of a book entitled 

Water, Agriculture and 

Environment in Arid Lands 

(Water and Agricultural 

Vision for Qatar by 2020). 

Commissioned by the Friends 

of Environment Centre, a 

non-governmental 

organisation that looks into 

environmental management, 

the book examines the 

opportunities and challenges 

of water management for 

agriculture in Qatar. 

Keppel Seghers is currently 

building the Doha North 

Sewage Treatment Works 

(DNSTW) plant, which will 

be Qatar’s largest 

wastewater treatment, water 

reuse and sludge treatment 

facility. 

Speaking at the book release 

event on 4 January 2010, 

Mr Vincent Wong, COO 

(Global Head of Engineering) 

of Keppel Seghers, said, “The 

high-quality treated water by 

DNSTW will be used for 

agriculture to ease the load 

on groundwater resources.” 

keppelite 

Sponsored by Keppel Seghers, the book 

examines the opportunities and challenges 

of water management for agriculture in 

Qatar 



Union of hearts and minds 

Keppel Merlimau Cogen 

(KMC) saw a meeting of 

minds when it signed the 

first Collective Agreement 

with the Union of Power and 

Gas Employees (UPAGE) on 


Bearing witness to the 

significant milestone which 

took place in KMC on 

Jurong Island were Keppel 

Corporation’s Chairman, 

Dr Lee Boon Yang, and CEO, 

Mr Choo Chiau Beng, as well 

as Dr Ong Tiong Guan, 

MD of Keppel Energy, Mr Sin 

Boon Ann, advisor to 

UPAGE and Member of 

Parliament for Tampines GRC 

and Mr Tay Seng Chye, 

President of UPAGE. 

The strong presence of 

Keppel‘s management at the 

ceremony is testament to the 

firm support given to the 

welfare of KMC employees. 

KMC officially became a 

unionised company of 

UPAGE in May 2008, 

following which negotiations 

for the Collective Agreement 

began. While the process 

had not been without its 

challenges, Keppel Energy’s 

management never once lost 

sight of the imperative of 

staff welfare. 

Mr Nicolas Lai, GM of KMC, 

shared, “KMC is a member 

of the Keppel Group, which 

has a long tradition of 

collaboration with unions of 

different industries to create 

a caring working 

environment for its 

employees. 

Dr Lee Boon Yang (second from right) and Mr Choo Chiau Beng (first from left), Chairman and CEO of Keppel Corporation respectively, 

bantering with KMC’s bargainable employees after the signing ceremony 

“We entered the first 

Collective Agreement 

between KMC and UPAGE in 

the same spirit and with the 

hope that it will form the 

foundation for a long-term 

win-win relationship.” keppelite 

Ship of knowledge 

The 92-year-old MV Doulos, 

currently used as a floating 

bookshop, has been 

berthed at Keppel Bay since 

27 December 2009. 

The historical vessel is the 

world’s oldest ocean-faring 

passenger ship and is 

expected to be 

decommissioned later this 

year. keppelite 



Harnessing solar power 

Located near the equator, 

Singapore is well-positioned 

to benefit from the year 

round sunshine. 

Harnessing this abundant 

sunlight, Keppel Offshore & 

Marine Technology Centre 

(KOMtech) has installed two 

photovoltaic (PV) power 

plants on its rooftop to 

convert solar energy into 

electricity. 

Each PV power plant has an 

average lifespan of about 

25 years and can generate 

energy savings of 30,000 

kilowatt hours (kWh) 

annually. Combining the 

usage of two such plants, 

KOMtech can potentially 

save as much as 1.5 million 

kWh, as well as prevent 

carbon dioxide emissions of 

1,300 tonnes. 

With the breakthrough in 

low cost production of PV 

panels coupled with 

increasing cost of 

conventional electricity 

generation, using PV 

technology is becoming 

more viable. Utilising solar 

energy makes both 

environmental and business 

sense as such green features 

help KOMtech save energy 

and costs for the future. keppelite 

With the installation of PV power plants on its rooftop, KOMtech will be able to generate 

energy savings and minimise carbon dioxide emissions for over two decades 

Light years ahead 

M1 plans infrastructure upgrade for faster and greener network. 

Leading mobile operator 

and member of the Keppel 

Group, MobileOne (M1) will 

be testing a new generation 

of cellular technology known 

as Long Term Evolution (LTE), 

which touts higher mobile 

broadband speeds and lower 

carbon footprint. 

Made possible by energy 

efficient technology from 

Nokia Siemens Networks, 

M1 will begin implementing 

the technology from 

February 2010 on a trial 

basis. 

Users can look forward to 

mobile broadband speeds 

fast enough to dispatch 

bandwidth-sapping high 

definition (HD) TV content 

to their mobile phones. 

Besides enhanced network 

coverage and capacity, LTE 

technology will also lower 

site power consumption 

significantly. M1 expects to 

achieve up to 35% reduction 

of its telecommunications 

networks carbon footprint by 

early 2011. 

Mr Patrick Scodeller, Chief 

Technical Officer of M1, said, 

“The trial will help pave the 

way for faster and better 

quality mobile broadband 

services in the future. The 

extensive use of Nokia 

Siemens Networks’ proven 

energy efficient equipment 

will ensure that we have in 

place a platform that is well 

able to meet the increasingly 

demanding environmental 

standards now and in the 

future.” 

Starting this month, the 

public can witness the 

impressive power of LTE 

technology at M1’s flagship 

store in Paragon which will 

be showcasing HD TV 

streaming and high-speed 

web surfing. keppelite 


28 Empowering Lives Lives 

Game for more 

For a job well done, Mr Choo 

Chiau Beng, CEO of Keppel 

Corporation, hosted an 

appreciation luncheon for 

the Keppel Scholars Alumni 

Association (KSAA) 

Committee and its Keppel 

Games 2009 Organising 

Committee on 15 January 

2010. 

A flurry of suggestions, 

feedback and brainstorming 

of new ideas were 

fervently exchanged over 

lunch, joined by Keppel 

Corporation’s senior 

management, Mr Teo 

Soon Hoe, Senior Executive 

Director and Group Finance 

Mr Choo Chiau Beng, CEO of Keppel Corporation hosts an appreciation luncheon for the Organising Committee of Keppel Games 2009 

Director, Ms Wang Look 

Fung, GM of Group 

Corporation Communications, 

Mr Chee Jin Kiong, Director 

of Group Human Resources 

(HR) and Ms Cindy Lim, GM 

of Group HR. 

The lunch ensued from 

Group HR’s Annual Review 

and Dialogue Session with 

KSAA on 16 December 

2009, where key milestones 

and achievements including 

those of Keppel Volunteers 

as well as its work plan for 

2010 were reviewed. 

Importantly, the need to 

reposition KSAA so as to 

enlarge the outreach and 

involvement of young and 

promising leaders across 

the Group was also 

deliberated. 

Keppelites can look forward 

to more refreshing and 

exciting activities in 2010. 

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A ‘belly’ good year 

Keppel Offshore & Marine’s 

yards made merry to the tune 

of Auld Lang Syne and 

welcomed the new 

year on 31 December with a 

bang. 

At Keppel Shipyard, a party 

was thrown not just to herald 

the new year but also to 

congratulate 43 employees 

who were recognised as 

outstanding employees. The 

Best Employee Award 

categories consisted of Best 

Supervisor, Best Worker and 

Best Support Staff. 

The party was attended by 

hundreds of employees with 

fascinating performances by 

various departments and 

groups such as the Keppel 

Filipino Club who did a 

“Jingle Bell Rock” dance. 

Supervisor Mohd Tahir Bin 

Md Shah had the crowd on 

their feet as he serenaded the 

audience with two love 

songs by Tom Jones. With 

fantastic lucky draw prizes 

and games galore, it was a 

great way to usher in 2010. 

Over at Keppel FELS, the 

revelry also flowed with a 

Brazilian-themed party 

organised by the Engineering 

department, complete with 

prizes for Mr and Mrs Brazil 

– the Best Dressed Award, 

Décor of the Year, Show of 

the Year and a lucky draw. 

Management and staff were 

also entertained by 

humorous skits and 

performances by employees, 

as they tucked into a 

sumptuous buffet. The star 

performance was a belly 

dance by the Desert Roses 

duo which captured 

everyone’s imagination. 

Celebrations continued with 

several rounds of toasting 

and cheering, and well 

wishes to new beginnings. 

A party of belly dancers and performances 

put up by employees at Keppel FELS 

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Empowering Lives 29 

Second home 

Made up of people from all 

walks of life, Keppel Offshore 

& Marine is like a second 

home to many of its 

employees, providing 

training, lodging and growth 

opportunities. Keppelite 

takes a look at two 

employees who have formed 

deep ties at the workplace. 

TAKING THE SAFE PATH 

As an industry leader, Keppel 

Shipyard’s concerted efforts 

to ensure a secure work 

environment has resulted in 

numerous safety and training 

initiatives. 

All geared up for safety, Farid is keen to use 

his knowledge and skills to ensure a 

conducive working environment at Keppel 

Shipyard (Photo courtesy of Workplace 

Safety and Health Council) 

Part of its comprehensive 

safety training programmes 

in collaboration with 

Singapore’s Workplace 

Safety and Health Council 

(WSHC), includes getting 

workers to undergo the 

Professionals Conversion 

Programme (PCP) for 

Workplace Safety and Health 

(WSH) officers. 

One such participant was 

Mohammad Farid Bin Jaafar, 

a former technical support 

officer. When he was 

considering a career switch, 

he did not expect to be 

working in a shipyard, much 

less as a safety officer. Since 

undergoing the PCP course, 

he is now an Assistant Safety 

Officer at Keppel Shipyard. 

He said, “Previously, I had not 

considered how complex 

safety could be but here in 

the marine industry, the set 

of safety regulations are so 

comprehensive that it is a 

specialised knowledge.” 

Having attended the 

Specialist Diploma in WSH at 

Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Farid 

is not only competent in 

marine safety but is also 

confident about advising 

companies on safety hazards 

as he has the necessary skills 

to handle safety procedures. 

Farid has been able to apply 

his skills at Keppel Shipyard 

and encouraged good safety 

habits amongst his peers. 

For Aminul, Keppel Singmarine is akin to a second home where his colleagues and him have 

formed close bonds 

Elaborating that training is 

only one part in ensuring a 

safe yard, he shared, “An 

effective safety officer needs 

to assess the situation on the 

ground and consider a 

variety of mindsets when 

dealing with a multi-cultural 

workforce. Safety is a journey 

and I am glad to have taken 

this path.” 

HOME IS WHERE THE 

HEART IS 

Mohammed Aminul Islam of 

Keppel Singmarine has been 

a migrant worker in 

Singapore for 12 years. He 

started out as a Mechanical 

Fitter and has since risen to 

the rank of a Technician 

Officer. 

Appreciative of the support 

he has received from the 

Keppel community, Aminul 

said, “Keppel Singmarine is 

like a second home to me. 

The company takes my 

welfare into account and my 

colleagues and I have form 

close ties.” 

A father of two, Aminul 

sometimes misses his 

family back in Bangladesh. 

Nevertheless, he is glad to 

have the chance of working 

in Singapore and providing 

his family with a comfortable 

living. 

Motivated and enthusiastic 

about his work, Aminul 

firmly believes that he can 

achieve more and is 

delighted with the 

opportunities Keppel has 

given him. He shared that 

work has developed him in 

all areas of his life and has 

given him the confidence 

to execute projects well. 

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30 Empowering Lives 

Keppelites Abroad 

Navigating Nantong 

Keppel Scholar Li Gang spends quality time with his wife during their holiday in Spain in 2008 

Some 18 years ago, Keppel 

Scholar Li Gang arrived on 

the shores of Singapore and 

eventually settled down to 

call the Lion City his home. 

He became a Singapore 

Permanent Resident in 1997 

but had no qualms when he 

was asked to return to his 

homeland to help set up a 

yard in 2004. 

Together with a team from 

Keppel, they combed 

through the vast China 

landscape extending from 

the country’s Pearl River Delta 

to Northern Dalian before 

finally zeroing in on a site 

with neighbouring marine 

supporting industries along 

Chang Jiang River in the 

municipality of Nantong, 

110 km northwest of 

Shanghai. 

It was a journey which 

eventually led to Keppel 

Offshore & Marine sealing an 

agreement with Nantong 

Zhonghe Holding Company 

in May 2005. Not long after, 

Keppel Nantong Shipyard 

(Keppel Nantong) was born 

and Li Gang became the VP 

of Keppel Nantong. 

On relocating to Nantong, 

Li Gang recounted, “I still 

remember the joyful 

moment in late December 

2004 when we were 

informed that our Nantong 

yard project was approved by 

the government. We had 

been facing stiff competition 

from a major Chinese 

shipyard, which made a bid 

for the same yard and 

hence it was a good 

Christmas gift for us.” 

He shared that his team’s 

perseverance in establishing 

good partnerships and 

networks in China has 

helped deepened ties with 

the local Nantong municipal 

government and its 

agencies. 

“It is heartening to see how 

the Nantong yard has grown 

over the years from a team 

of five to the current 1,000 

workforce strength. From the 

acquisition to the yard 

development, we are happy 

that our efforts have paid off 

with positive results achieved 

today.” 

In terms of the working 

culture, he quipped, “As a 

native born Chinese, I have 

had little difficulty adjusting 

to the working lifestyle and 

understanding the needs of 

the locals. At the same time, 

as I have studied and worked 

in Singapore for 12 years, 

I am able to act as a liaison 

between Singaporeans and 

Chinese.” 

With his Singaporean wife 

staying on back home, the 

36 year-old shuttles to 

Singapore to spend quality 

time with her. 

He said, “It’s not easy for us 

to maintain the long distance 

relationship over the past five 

years and I am thankful to 

have an understanding 

and supportive wife. She 

understands that I enjoy my 

work and will be able to 

contribute more to the 

Keppel Group by being 

based in China.” 

Li Gang believes that 

adopting the Can Do! spirit 

and strong work ethics in 

Keppel will enable one to 

achieve their ambitions and 

dreams. keppelite 


Empowering Lives 31 

Soaring on a Keppel scholarship 

On the cusp of graduation this year, Chan Suan Sim recounts her journey since 

taking up a Keppel Scholarship and shares her anticipation with Keppelite 

on becoming a fully-integrated member of the Keppel family. 

“When I made the decision 

to take up the Keppel 

Scholarship four years ago, I 

had no idea how quickly I 

would be assimilated into the 

vibrant culture of the 

company even before I 

would join the workforce 

proper. 

As a conglomerate, Keppel 

was my natural choice as it 

offers a broad range of 

learning opportunities across 

its three core businesses. The 

prospect of joining a multinational 

company with such 

diversity was both fascinating 

and daunting to me. 

This early impression proved 

to be accurate and my 

interest in the Group 

deepened during my 

internships at Keppel 

Corporation, Keppel Land 

and Keppel Integrated 

Engineering in the past three 

years. 

The internships have exposed 

me to the various businesses 

and services that Keppel 

offers from rigbuilding, 


to property development. 

These stints have 

been valuable learning 

opportunities, stretching my 

abilities, as well as instilling 

in me a sense of pride as a 

Keppelite. 

Keppel is committed to 

groom talents and they 

believe in starting early. As 

a studying scholar, I have 

been invited to various 

company events such as 

the Grow Beyond series 

and continue to receive 

Keppelite regularly, which 

helps me keep abreast 

of new developments. 

Participating in Group 

events has also given me the 

chance to forge a strong 

network of ties with other 

Keppel scholars and 

employees. 

Further to the invaluable 

exposure to a different 

working culture, I realised 

that Keppelites, be it in 

Singapore or abroad, local or 

foreign, share the same 

passion and values in 

whatever we do. 

Taking up the Keppel 

Scholarship has opened 

doors to many places – 

places that have helped 

expand my horizons and 

promote self-discovery. 

Even with all these 

experiences I have enjoyed, 

they are but just the tip of 

the iceberg. I look forward to 

starting on my first full-time 

stint upon graduation and 

develop my potential as a 

Keppelite of mettle.” keppelite 

Taking up the Keppel Scholarship 

has opened doors to many places 

– places that have helped expand 

my horizons and promote 

self-discovery. 

Bringing warm greetings from Singapore, Suan Sim meets Mr Cheung Tak On, VP of Keppel 

Offshore & Marine (USA) (left) and Mr Eric H Namtvedt, President of FloaTEC, LLC in the US 


32 Empowering Lives 

Pillars of support 

When Mohammad Abul 

Kalam Azad came to 

Singapore and joined 

Keppel FELS, he was full of 

hope and aspirations for 

his career. Recognising his 

hard work and efforts, the 

company granted hima 

sponsorship to further his 

education in 2004. 

Grateful for the faith the 

company had in him, he was 

determined to make the 

most of this opportunity to 

upgrade himself. 

However, it was during this 

period when Kalam was 

pursuing a Diploma in 

Mechanical Engineering 

that he experienced some 

of the most challenging 

moments of his life. 

In one of his semesters, his 

mother passed away and his 

wife had their first child. 

Struggling with a conflict of 

emotions, work and family 

commitments, his academic 

commitments had to take a 

backseat. 

As a foreigner, he did not 

have a network of relatives 

he could reach out for 

support and assistance. As a 

result, he was not able to 

perform in school and even 

failed two modules, which 

caused him to be barred 

from school. 

Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad drew strength from the support he received from his wife and colleagues to overcome challenges 

Alerted to Kalam’s plight, the 

Group Training Department 

of Keppel Offshore & Marine 

quickly stepped in to 

persuade the school’s 

administrators to review 

Kalam’s circumstances and 

provide him with a second 

chance. Meanwhile, his 

peers at work helped to 

alleviate his work load during 

the crucial examination 

periods, so that he could 

better concentrate on his 

studies. 

Kalam was able to draw his 

strength and inspiration 

from the support he 

received from his wife and 

colleagues. With their 

encouragement, he 

persevered and eventually 

completed his academic 

pursuit successfully. 

Starting out his career as a 

Mechanical Fitter with 

Keppel FELS, he is now an 

Assistant Mechanical and 

System Manager. 

Reflecting on the tough fiveyear 

period that it took to 

acquire his Diploma in 

Mechanical Engineering, 

Kalam said, “I am very 

thankful to have had my 

wife and colleagues to lean 

on in my time of need. 

Without their support, it 

would have been much 

harder for me to deal with 

the loss of my mother, cope 

with multiple commitments 

and overcome academic 

setbacks.” keppelite 


Nurturing Communities 33 

Seeding high standards of 

accountability 

From supporting the arts, 

protecting the environment, 

championing safety to 

leading best practices in 

governance, the Keppel 

Group has constantly strived 

to contribute to communities 

where it operates. 

In an effort to consolidate its 

corporate social responsibility 

initiatives (CSR), Keppel has 

formed a cross-business unit 

committee, comprising key 

management from across 

the Group, to provide 

strategic direction and guide 

its efforts. 

oversee efforts to develop 

processes and products that 

minimise impact to the 

environment and ensure 

that our operations and 

products meet national or 

international standards in the 

areas of environmental 

protection, labour relations, 

health and safety. 

The Group CSR Steering 

Committee will also ensure 

coherence and consistency 

in Keppel’s efforts to be 

a socially responsible 

company internationally, as 

well as in local communities. 

Keppel Group Corporate 

Communications. At the 

Group level, the working 

committee will identify, 

initiate measures and 

manage pertinent CSR 

aspects, track and report 

CSR performance and 

recommend and implement 

strategies to achieve 

collective goals. keppelite 

Chaired by Mr Choo 

Chiau Beng, CEO of Keppel 

Corporation, the Group CSR 

Steering Committee will 

Supporting them is the 

Group CSR Working 

Committee, chaired by 

Ms Wang Look Fung, GM of 

Keppel Group strives to contribute back to communities wherever it operates 

Visions of Pandora 

Spreading the green message amongst 

employees and their families with 

3D-screening of hit movie, Avatar 

The importance of responsible 

urban development for 

sustainable living was a key 

theme in the box office hit 

movie ‘Avatar’. 

Keppel Land sponsored 

the movie screening for 

employees on 8 January 

2010 with the aim of 

reinforcing the Copenhagen 

Climate Change Summit’s 

message on sustainability. 

The event received an 

overwhelming response with 

close to 250 tickets snapped 

up. 

The moviegoers experienced 

the beauty and power of 

Mother Nature through 

3D lenses, as they were 

transported into the pristine 

world of Pandora, a mythical 

forest faced with the threat 

of deforestation. 

Striking a chord with its 

audience, Ms Syndee Yap, 

Finance Manager at Keppel 

Land, said, “The movie 

has enabled more people 

to be exposed to the 

important message of 

conserving the environment 

and represents Keppel Land’s 

efforts to continually spread 

the green message to 

employees and associates.” 

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34 Nurturing Communities 

Lending a helping hand 

The Ilha Grande Island of 

Angra dos Reis, Brazil, 

suffered a landslide on 

1 January 2010 destroying 

some houses and a 

hotel. Keppel FELS Brasil 

immediately mobilised a 

workboat and barge to assist 

in the transfer of equipment 

to the island to facilitate 

the search and rescue 

operations. 

As the aftermath of the 

landslide gradually worsened 

with continuous heavy rain, 

Mr Kwok Kai Choong, 

President and CEO of Keppel 

FELS Brasil, led 80 Keppelites 

in providing relief to the 

victims of landslides on 


Keppelites gave of their time and energy to provide relief to victims of the landslide in Angra dos Reis, Brazil 

Working tirelessly with the 

authorities, the employees 

had taken the initiative to 

lend their time and efforts. 

Mr Kwok said, “We are 

working in partnership with 

the City Hall. They have 

informed us of the biggest 

necessities needed and 

together, we will help in the 

recuperation of the city.” 

The Keppelites donated basic 

necessities as well as helped 

in the distribution of the 

relief supplies. In addition, 

Keppel is refurbishing four 

buildings in Jacuecanga to 

accommodate 140 families 

displaced by the landslides. 

In an appreciation letter 

to Mr Kwok, Artur and 

Alessandra Jordão, Mayor 

and First Lady of Angra 

dos Reis respectively, wrote, 

“We are at a lost for words 

to express our gratitude 

during this period when we 

are working together to 

support our city. Rare are 

people like you, toiling 

side by side with the 

workforce, unloading 

donations, together with 

your marvelous team who 

have spared no effort to 

help us day today.” keppelite 

Mr Artur Jordão (left), Mayor of Angra dos Reis, thanks Mr Kwok Kai Choong (centre), 

President and CEO of Keppel FELS Brasil, for supporting relief efforts 


Colouring life 

Nurturing Communities 35 

volunteers 

Keppel 

Keppel Volunteers made a 

splash with graffiti on some 

building walls on 23 January 

2010. Letting their creative 

juices flow, they painted 

Block 49 of Stirling Road with 

much zest. It was not a 

vendetta against the 

residents there, nor had they 

decided to break the law. 

Instead, it was a project 

with SG Cares, another 

home-grown volunteer 

organisation, on a muralpainting 

spree at a Housing 

Development Board (HDB) 

estate in the Queenstown 

district. 

Aptly named Heritage Mural 

Painting, this activity was 

the brainchild of Social 

Creatives Limited, a company 

developed with the intention 

of integrating creativity 

among communities, thus 

working towards making 

Singapore a more caring 

society – beautiful on the 

inside, as well as out. 

Their previous projects 

include painted dustbins 

along Orchard Road in 2008 

and in stations along the 

North-East Line of the Mass 

Rapid Transit system. 

Armed with nothing but 

paint brushes in their hands 

and a determination to 

leave a piece of history for 

future generations to 

appreciate, a group of 

excited Keppelites teamed 

up with their SG Cares 

counterparts to cover the 

HDB walls with their 

interpretation of the theme, 

‘Curls of Life’. 

Revolving around the myth 

of Medusa, which has been 

typically represented by a 

female Greek goddess with 

a head of snakes for hair, the 

volunteers transformed her 

into a Siren. 

In their graphic illustration, 

her hair is painted in a 

myriad of colours to 

represent the multi-racial 

society of Singapore – 

connected yet flowing freely 

as one. 

The collaboration with 

SG Cares to embark on 

volunteer projects is the first 

of many. Through this 

partnership, Keppelites can 

participate in many more of 

such meaningful projects on 

a selective basis. keppelite 

Painting for the future – Keppelites add colour to the Queenstown district 

Keppel Volunteer Evelyn Liew contributing her time and creative talents during the Heritage 

Mural Painting activity 


36 

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Keppel expands property portfolio 

Keppel Land has acquired 

a 30.3-ha site for 

RMB 884 million ($180 

million) in Shenyang, the 

gateway to Northeastern 

China. The site will be 

developed into a residential 

township comprising about 

6,000 waterfront apartments 

and will increase the 

company’s portfolio in 

China to more than 30,000 

homes. 

Commanding a 900m 

frontage along the 400m 

wide Hun River, the new 

waterfront site is located in 

the Hunnan New District 

outside the Second Ring Road 

and a 20-minute drive from 

the city centre. It is also a 

25-minute drive to 

the Shenyang Taoxian 

International Airport, the 

largest capacity and busiest 

airport in Northeastern 

China. 

Mr Ang Wee Gee, ED and 

CEO (International) of Keppel 

Land, said, “Shenyang’s 

economy has continued to 

grow strongly and the 

outlook for its property 

market is promising. 

“Choice waterfront sites are 

few and select in Shenyang. 

With its connectivity and 

proximity to the Central 

Business District, we are 

confident that Keppel’s new 

site will be a coveted 

residential address.” 

Targeted at the upper-middle 

market, the initial phase of 

1,200 high quality apartments 

is expected to be launched 

progressively, starting from the 

second half of 2011. 

Shenyang, the capital city of 

Liaoning Province, plays a 

crucial role as the economic, 

industrial, commerce and 

transportation centre 

in Northeastern China. 

Strategically located within 

the Bohai Economic Rim, 

Shenyang’s strong economic 

performance and rapid 

urbanisation have led to 

increased and sustained 

demand for more homes. 

The waterfront project is 

Keppel Land’s second 

township in Shenyang, the 

first being a 34-ha integrated 

township development in 

Shenbei New District. keppelite 

Keppel Land’s second township in Shenyang will provide 6,000 waterfront homes 

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