PSA International and Granite Asia have committed US$50 million to a new vehicle designed to push port and supply chain technology past the pilot-project stage and into commercial deployment.

The G&P Strategic Innovation Fund will back companies building artificial intelligence, robotics and automation solutions for ports, logistics and global supply chains. That last detail matters most for the industry: terminal operators and carriers have spent a decade running trials of autonomous equipment, AI-based berth planning and digital visibility tools, but few vendors have scaled them across networks. The fund's stated aim is to close that gap.

The structure pairs capital with operational access. The fund will co-invest alongside Granite Asia's existing funds, and selected portfolio companies will be able to draw on PSA's global operating network and its experience across port and supply chain operations. For early-stage vendors, that means a potential route into live terminal environments — the proving ground most hardware- and data-intensive logistics technology lacks.

PSA framed the move as a response to accelerating technological change in trade flows.

"Innovation, automation and artificial intelligence are increasingly becoming critical differentiators in global supply chains," said Ong Kim Pong, Group CEO of PSA International.

Ong added that the partnership would support PSA's efforts to improve operational performance and connect its port ecosystems more effectively. For a group that operates terminal hubs handling a substantial share of global container transhipment, even incremental efficiency gains from AI-driven planning or automated yard operations translate into meaningful capacity and productivity gains for carriers calling at its facilities.

The commercial logic runs both ways. Shippers and forwarders benefit if technologies funded through the vehicle shorten dwell times, improve cargo visibility or streamline handoffs between ports and inland networks. Vendors gain scale and reference customers. PSA gains earlier access to tools that could differentiate its terminals in a market where ocean carriers increasingly award volume on service reliability rather than cost alone.

Granite Asia brings the investment track record. The firm has experience in AI and robotics investments, and its managing partner positioned the fund as a combination of financial and industrial strengths.

"The G&P Strategic Innovation Fund brings together Granite Asia's technology investment platform with PSA's global operational scale and supply chain know-how," said Jixun Foo, Senior Managing Partner at Granite Asia.

The fund does not stand alone. It sits within a broader partnership between PSA and Granite Asia covering technology insights, venture engagement, talent development and innovation projects. It also adds to PSA's existing investment activity: PSA Ventures, the group's venture capital arm, already targets terminal technology, supply chain and logistics solutions, green energy and digital technologies.

The new vehicle effectively gives PSA a second, more targeted channel into early-stage companies — one that explicitly aims at the scale-up phase where many logistics technology ventures have historically stalled after successful pilots.

For terminal operators and logistics providers watching from the sidelines, the deal signals where strategic capital is heading: toward automation, robotics and AI with a clear path to network-wide deployment. Expect the first co-investments under the G&P Strategic Innovation Fund to indicate which technologies PSA believes can move from demonstration projects into standard operating practice across its global port ecosystem.