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Singapore, Los Angeles, Long Beach Ports Sign Memorandum on Green and Digital Shipping Corridor

LOS ANGELES The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore or MPA, Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, with the support of C40 Cities, signed a memorandum of understanding April 24 to establish a green and digital shipping corridor between Singapore and the San Pedro Bay ports complex to support the decarbonization of the maritime industry and improve efficiencies through digitalization. 

The memorandum was signed by Teo Eng Dih, Chief Executive of MPA; Gene Seroka, Port of Los Angeles executive director of the Port of Los Angeles and Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach. 

Ahead of the revision of the International Maritime Organization’s or IMO initial strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships in July 2023, the three ports will come together with the C40 Cities network and other stakeholders in the maritime and energy value chains, to accelerate the decarbonization of the maritime industry in line with the goals of IMO, and Singapore’s and the United States’ respective nationally determined contributions.

The green and digital shipping corridor aims to support the transition to low- and zero-emission fuels by ships calling at Singapore and the San Pedro Bay ports complex. The parties will work to facilitate the supply and adoption of these fuels and explore the necessary infrastructure and regulations for bunkering. 

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