{"id":1212,"date":"2022-08-03T09:20:09","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T01:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/mpa-singapore-port-of-rotterdam-establish-world-longest-green-corridor\/"},"modified":"2022-08-03T09:20:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T01:20:09","slug":"mpa-singapore-port-of-rotterdam-establish-world-longest-green-corridor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/mpa-singapore-port-of-rotterdam-establish-world-longest-green-corridor\/","title":{"rendered":"MPA Singapore, Port of Rotterdam establish world-longest green corridor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of <\/p>\n

Rotterdam Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish <\/p>\n

the world\u2019s longest Green and Digital Corridor to enable low and zero carbon <\/p>\n

shipping.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"MPA<\/strong><\/p>\n

The port authorities will work with the Global Centre for Maritime <\/p>\n

Decarbonisation and the M\u00e6rsk Mc-Kinney M\u00f8ller Center for Zero-Carbon Shipping <\/p>\n

as action partners, as well as other industry partners across the supply chain, <\/p>\n

including bp, CMA CGM, Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), Maersk, <\/p>\n

MSC, Ocean Network Express, PSA International, and Shell amongst others.<\/p>\n

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The cross-industry partnerships will enable the Green and Digital Corridor <\/p>\n

project to raise investment confidence, attract green financing, and kickstart <\/p>\n

joint bunkering pilots and trials for digitalisation and the use of low- and <\/p>\n

zero carbon fuels along the route.<\/p>\n

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Singapore and Rotterdam are among the largest bunkering ports in the world, <\/p>\n

making them key links on the Asian-European shipping lanes.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

While international shipping currently uses largely marine gas oil (MGO) <\/p>\n

and low-sulphur fuel oil, sustainable alternatives such as biofuels, including <\/p>\n

biogases, are increasingly being made available.<\/p>\n

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Other alternatives such as synthetic methane, hydrogen, and hydrogen-based <\/p>\n

fuels including ammonia and methanol are in various stages of R&D for future <\/p>\n

trials and deployment.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Each alternative fuel has its own challenges relating to costs, <\/p>\n

availability, safety, and restrictions in range due to lower energy density <\/p>\n

compared to fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

To tackle these challenges, the two port authorities agreed to bring <\/p>\n

together a broad coalition of shippers, fuel suppliers and other companies to <\/p>\n

collectively work on potential solutions.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Beyond alternative fuels, the MoU also aims to optimise maritime <\/p>\n

efficiency, safety, and the transparent flow of goods by creating a digital <\/p>\n

trade lane where relevant data, electronic documentation and standards are <\/p>\n

shared. This will facilitate the seamless movement of vessels and cargo, and <\/p>\n

optimise just-in-time arrival of vessels from port to port.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Signed by Quah Ley Hoon, Chief Executive of MPA, and Allard Castelein, CEO <\/p>\n

of the Port of Rotterdam Authority at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre on <\/p>\n

the sidelines of the biennial World Cities Summit, the MoU will bring together <\/p>\n

stakeholders across the supply chain to realise the first sustainable vessels <\/p>\n

sailing on the route by 2027.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The signing was witnessed by S Iswaran, Minister for Transport and <\/p>\n

Minister-in-Charge of Trade Relations, Singapore, and Ahmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of <\/p>\n

Rotterdam.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

S Iswaran, Minister for Transport and Minister-in-Charge of Trade <\/p>\n

Relations, Singapore, said: \u201cDecarbonising shipping is an urgent climate action <\/p>\n

priority, which requires the collective efforts of the entire maritime sector. <\/p>\n

As a trusted global maritime hub, Singapore contributes actively to IMO\u2019s <\/p>\n

efforts to make international shipping more sustainable, and global supply <\/p>\n

chains more resilient.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Allard Castelein, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, said: \u201cShipping <\/p>\n

is among the most important industries to decarbonise, owing to its large <\/p>\n

international reach and volume, which continues to grow.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cBy bringing together parties across the supply chain along one of the <\/p>\n

world\u2019s biggest trade lanes, we can enable carriers to switch to zero-carbon <\/p>\n

fuels and speed up the transition to more sustainable shipping\u201d.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Quah Ley Hoon, Chief Executive of MPA, said: \u201cThis MoU further strengthens <\/p>\n

the strong partnership between Singapore and Rotterdam. It reaffirms Singapore\u2019s <\/p>\n

commitment towards facilitating a multi-fuel bunkering transition as part of the <\/p>\n

Maritime Singapore Decarbonisation Blueprint 2050, and accelerates our <\/p>\n

digitalisation efforts to optimise maritime efficiency and improve supply chain <\/p>\n

resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

In July Shell took its final investment decision to build Europe\u2019s largest <\/p>\n

green hydrogen plant on Maasvlakte 2 at the Port of Rotterdam.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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