Singapore and Australia Formalise Collaboration to Establish Green and Digital Shipping Corridor
Singapore and Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formally collaborate on establishing the Singapore-Australia Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC).
The signing of this MoU was welcomed by the Prime Ministers of Singapore and Australia during their 9th Annual Leaders’ Meeting in Melbourne on 5 March 2024.
Signed by Mr Chee Hong Tat, Singapore’s Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Finance and the Hon Catherine King MP, Australian Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, the MoU will accelerate maritime decarbonisation and digitalisation.
More information on the GDSC, which aligns with the Singapore-Australia Green Economy Agreement signed in October 2022, can be found at: https://www.dfat.gov.au/trade-and-investment/singapore-and-australia-green-and-digital-shipping-corridor.
“This collaboration will place Singapore and Australia amongst the leaders in contributing to the international maritime community’s objectives, while supporting Australia’s exports of clean renewable energy.”
In addition to the MoU, MPA and Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), supported by Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), are working to collaborate on research and development, demonstration projects, and pilots under the Australia-Singapore Initiative on Low Emissions Technologies for Maritime and Port Operations (ASLET)1. First announced in 2021, the ASLET is aligned with and will support the Singapore-Australia GDSC outcomes.
Source:xinde marine news