Australia and Singapore ministers meet to discuss decarbonisation technologies in shipping
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Australian Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King on Friday (21 July) said she met Singapore’s Acting Minister for Transport Chee Hong Tat to discuss how Australia and Singapore’s 2022 Green Economy Agreement can accelerate the uptake and promotion of decarbonisation technologies in shipping.
“The Australian Government is committed to reducing emissions across all transport sectors, including by establishing a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor between Singapore and Australia to reduce maritime emissions,” she said in a statement.
“We also discussed the potential for further engagement and collaboration between our countries on low-emissions solutions for maritime and port operations.”
“I am pleased to advise that my department and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore are working closely together towards deployment of these solutions in a Green Shipping and Digital Corridor in 2025.”
She also took the opportunity to detail Australia government’s commitment to developing a Maritime Emissions Reduction National Action Plan, which will chart a practical green transition for Australia’s maritime sector while underpinning collaboration with other nations.
King added she was able to visit the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore during my trip to examine their shipping operations and port control, leveraging from their world-leading experience in the operation of port facilities.
Manifold Times previously reported Australia and Singapore commencing discussions to explore areas of cooperation in green and digital shipping and will establish a Singapore-Australia Green and Digital Shipping Corridor by the end of 2025.
The development aligned with the Green Shipping Cooperation initiative outlined in the Singapore-Australia Green Economy Agreement in October 2022 signed by Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Gan Kim Yong, and Australia’s Minister for Trade and Tourism, Mr Don Farrell, and witnessed by the Prime Ministers from both sides.
Related: Singapore-Australia Green and Digital Shipping Corridor to be set up by 2025
Photo credit: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Published: 25 July, 2023
