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Ports of Singapore and Rotterdam join forces to cut shipping emissions

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Port of Rotterdam Authority (PoR), and 20 partners in the Green & Digital Shipping Corridor are collaborating to cut international shipping emissions by 20%-30% until 2030.

The agreement was made in the third Green Corridor workshop, which was held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands this week.

The Green & Digital Shipping Corridor was formed in August 2022 to bring together supply chain partners to achieve zero and near-zero emissions shipping on the Rotterdam-Singapore route, with the ultimate goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.

The corridor has received strong support from global value-chain partners such as shipping lines, port authorities and operators, fuel suppliers, fuel coalitions and organisations, banks, premier universities of higher learning, and knowledge partners during the last year.

Moreover, the corridor will continue to intensify efforts to meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) increased goal under the 2023 IMO Strategy on reducing GHG Emissions from Ships.

This will be accomplished by the development and use of zero and near-zero emission fuels in large container vessels (at least 8,000 TEUs) deployed along the 15,000 km route, as well as through a mix of operational and digital efficiency.

According to a statement, a modelling study led by the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero-Carbon Shipping, one of the project’s corridor partners, and supported by the ports investigated multiple alternative fuels across a range of zero and near-zero emission pathways, such as synthetic and bio-variants of methanol, ammonia, and LNG.

Aside from the study, hydrogen is another possible fuel pathway that should be investigated. Efforts are being made to aggregate demand and supply in order to close the cost gap in the adoption of sustainable fuels.

Working groups have been formed to investigate the deployment of all of these fuels in the trade lane, covering topics such as fuel demand and supply, standards, safety procedures, financing, and legislation. This week, the corridor partners met in Rotterdam to determine the next measures for various fuel pathways.

Source: Container News

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Major Californian ports partner with MPA Singapore on green, digital shipping corridor

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Long Beach (POLB), Port of Los Angeles (POLA), and C40 Cities have begun discussions to establish a green and digital shipping corridor between Singapore and the San Pedro Bay port complex.

According to the announcement, the corridor is expected to focus on low- and zero-carbon ship fuels, as well as digital tools to support the deployment of low- and zero-carbon vessels.

This collaborative effort supports the Green Shipping Challenge launched during the World Leaders’ Summit at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, this week.

“Decarbonising the supply chain is the future of our industry, and partnerships like this on the world’s most important trade route are important for fulfilling that ultimate goal,” pointed out POLB executive director, Mario Cordero.

The three major container ports and C40 Cities will work closely with other stakeholders in the maritime and energy value chains to accelerate the deployment of low- and zero-carbon emission solutions, identify digital shipping programs, and develop green fuel sources for bunkering to support efficient cargo movement, according to a statement.

The new initiative also aims to accelerate investments in green infrastructure, including zero-carbon energy hubs linked to port and shipping demand.

Teo Eng Dih, chief executive of MPA, commented, “Through this corridor, we hope to support the decarbonisation of global supply chains, complementing efforts undertaken by the industry and the International Maritime Organization to drive the decarbonization and digital transition for international shipping.”

“Accelerating efforts to decarbonise the shipping sector is urgent if we are to limit global warming to 1.5°C,” noted C40 executive director, Mark Watts, who added, “This initiative has the potential to serve a range of carriers and routes by reimagining infrastructure designs and operational best practices, and advancing the feasibility of zero-carbon fuel production, supply, storage and bunkering.”

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