Singapore, China to set up green and digital shipping corridor with Tianjin Port

Deputy Prime MInister Lawrence Wong (second from right) viewing a model of the Tianjin Eco-City's Green Innovation Park at the groundbreaking ceremony in Tianjin, China, on Dec 7. - ST

SINGAPORE: Singapore and Tianjin will set up a new shipping corridor at Tianjin Port – the largest port in northern China – to support the greening and digitalisation of the maritime industry.

The corridor will serve as a test bed for digital solutions, alternative fuels and technologies, as well as facilitate manpower development. Both sides will work with researchers and industry stakeholders such as shipping lines, port operators and shipbuilders to enable more efficient port clearance, among other things.