SG, Rotterdam strengthen green and digital shipping corridor collab

The collaboration aimed to test and accelerate the adoption of sustainable fuels.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam have signed a cooperation agreement to further strengthen their efforts on the Rotterdam-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor.

To support the decarbonisation of shipping, the collaboration focused on testing and accelerating the adoption of sustainable fuels, intending to make them available, accepted, and affordable for large-scale use.

Emphasis will be on bio- and e-variants of ammonia, methanol, and methane, with working groups established for each fuel type.

Since 2022, several first-mover pilot projects have been carried out, including the first successful bunkering of mass-balanced liquefied bio-methane at the Port of Rotterdam. A similar trial is planned in Singapore in 2025.

In the next phase, the partners plan to conduct further studies and trials for the bunkering of bio-methane, methanol, and ammonia to support their future use along the shipping corridor.

They also aim to develop and mobilise financial instruments to address the cost barriers associated with using low- and near-zero-emission fuels.

Both ports have also established ship-to-shore data exchange infrastructure to enable efficient and secure submission of port clearance information.

The first phase to trial the use of global standards and digital solutions began in March 2025, with an enhanced solution scheduled for testing in the second half of 2025.