Port Halifax wins Green Shipping Corridor funding

Transport Canada has awarded the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, up to CAD 22.5 million, under the Green Shipping Corridor Program, to accelerate development of the Halifax – Hamburg green shipping corridor by:

  • preparing to host, and potentially refuel, alternative fuel-powered vessels;
  • establishing a hydrogen production facility;
  • electrifying port equipment to reduce emissions; and
  • acquiring an electric rail locomotive and launching an incentive program to shift freight traffic from road to rail.

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/port-halifax-wins-green-shipping-corridor-funding/

Irish Sea green corridor initiative gets funding boost

A green corridor initiative, aiming to establish a zero-emission Irish Sea shipping route between Holyhead, Wales, and Dublin, Ireland, has moved one step closer, getting a £122,303 (about $159,000) funding boost from the U.K.’s International Green Corridor Fund.

According to Innovate U.K., the “Greening the Irish Sea – The Central Corridor” project will be using the funding to validate and test methanol against other fuel alternatives, while also exploring methanol bunkering and production at...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/irish-sea-green-corridor-initiative-gets-funding-boost/

Singapore, Japan to create first ‘Green and Digital Shipping Corridor’

The governments of Singapore and Japan have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) to establish first Singapore – Japan Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC), aiming to develop standards and best practices supporting the decarbonization, digitalization and growth of the maritime industry.

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Singapore and Tianjin to establish green and digital shipping corridor

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the People’s Republic of China’s Tianjin Municipal Transportation Commission signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the Singapore – Tianjin Green and Digital Shipping Corridor.

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Singapore, LA and Long Beach unveil strategy for green shipping corridor

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and Port of Long Beach (POLB) have unveiled a partnership strategy for a green and digital shipping corridor (GDSC) across the Pacific Ocean.

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