Synopsis: Building an Intelligent, Connected, and Resilient Global Trade Network

Global trade in 2025 faces unprecedented turbulence, with geopolitical flashpoints, escalating tariffs, regulatory shifts, labour unrest and climate-driven disruptions reshaping shipping routes and increasing costs. In this environment, PSA, as a global leader in port operations and supply chain services, is committed to creating a digitally integrated, future-ready trade ecosystem that goes beyond resilience to deliver visibility, agility and efficiency across the supply chain. 

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PSA's global strategy is integral to this vision, orchestrating a network where ports, logistics hubs, and warehouses function as integrated nodes. This digital ecosystem enables real-time data exchange and seamless operational synergy across the entire supply chain. This integration empowers agile decision-making, optimises resource utilisation and enhances reliability, ensuring that global trade remains faster, greener and smarter even in times of disruption. 

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For decades, PSA has been at the forefront of innovation, leveraging AI to optimise complex processes and achieve service excellence, from early optimisation algorithms in the 1990s to today’s advanced applications in terminal safety, traffic orchestration at Tuas Port and sustainable trucking operations. Now, with the rise of Generative AI and Agentic AI, the opportunity to transform decision-making, automation and adaptability has never been greater. 

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This year’s hackathon challenges participants to harness the full spectrum of AI, from classic optimisation to cutting-edge generative and agentic solutions, to unlock the potential of a globally connected trade network. The goal is to design intelligent, sustainable solutions that keep trade moving seamlessly, efficiently and resiliently in an era of disruption and intelligence.