Singapore-Rotterdam to become longest green shipping corridor
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have agreed to set up the world’s longest green shipping corridor and will work with a range of players across the value chain to build systems and infrastructure.
PHOTO: Port of Rotterdam Authority chief executive Allard Castelein, Mayor of Rotterdam Ahmed Aboutaleb, Singapore's Minister of Transportation and Trade Relations S. Iswaran, and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore chief executive Quah Ley Hoon. Port of Rotterdam
Singapore and Rotterdam, the world's biggest and second biggest by bunker sales volume, aim to have ships powered by low- and zero-carbon fuels sailing in the corridor by 2027.
They will also form a coalition of shippers, fuel suppliers, and other companies, which will work to resolve challenges related to costs, availability and safe usage of alternative fuels such as synthetic methane, hydrogen, ammonia and methanol.
To improve vessel efficiency and safety, the two entities will develop a “digital trade lane” to share data, electronic documentation and standards related to shipping.
They will work with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero-Carbon Shipping.
Other industry partners include BP, CMA CGM, the Digital Container Shipping Association, Maersk, MSC, Ocean Network Express, PSA International and Shell.
These partners will help to raise investments and start bunkering pilots for low- and zero-carbon fuels along the corridor, the two port authorities said in a joint statement.
“By bringing together parties across the supply chain along one of the world’s biggest trade lanes, we can enable carriers to switch to zero-carbon fuels and speed up the transition to more sustainable shipping”, Port of Rotterdam Authority’s chief executive Allard Castelein said.
