What is MDT?

Bridging Digital and Reality

The Maritime Digital Twin (MDT) is where Singapore's maritime community comes to test before they invest. Developed by MPA, MDT combines real-time and historical port data with simulation and modelling tools, giving agencies, industry players, and researchers a shared environment to explore what-if scenarios, validate new concepts, and de-risk decisions before they happen at sea.

Who is it for?

Industry

• Collaborate and test proof-of-concept solutions
• Discover trusted data before procuring
• Reduce risk before investing in operational changes

Researchers & Start-up

• Translate research models in deployable tools
• Access live data without infrastructure setup
• Develop common applications on a shared platform

Government Agencies

• Shared simulation environment for cross-agency coordination
• A ready to use port intelligence, no setup or integration needed

What can it do?

		Visualise & Monitor A live map of Singapore port with vessels, weather layers and operational activities in a single view Toggle between live view and historical playback to understand what has happened and what is happening now
Simulate & Model Run research models directly in the MDT environment before committing resources Adjust variables like weather condition, vessel position and watch the simulation respond instantly
		Analyse & Predict Surface route optimisation opportunities, resource gaps and operational recommendations automatically Shift from manual data analysis to intelligent, data-driven action

How we work together