Green, digital corridor announcement made linking Singapore with California

Kicking off this week’s busy Singapore Maritime Week have been more green corridor announcements.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles (POLA), and Port of Long Beach (POLB), with the support of C40 Cities, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday to establish a green and digital shipping corridor between Singapore and the San Pedro Bay port complex to support the decarbonisation of the maritime industry and improve efficiencies through digitalisation.

C40 is the facilitator of the green and digital shipping corridor, providing support to the cities, ports, and their corridor partners by coordinating, convening, facilitating, and providing communications support in furtherance of the corridor’s goals.

In addition to identifying and collaborating on pilot and demonstration projects, the MoU aims to identify digital shipping solutions and develop standards and best practices for green ports and the bunkering of alternative marine fuels, including sharing experiences at international platforms.

Commenting on the announcement, John Kerry, US special presidential envoy for climate, said, “Shipping is responsible for approximately a gigaton of greenhouse gas emissions each year… but the good news is that many shipping companies, ports, and countries are stepping up. Today’s MoU is one of those pieces of good news.”