Singapore and Japan to pursue deeper ties in digital and green sectors, starting with maritime shipping

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) meeting Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Dec 16, ahead of the Asean-Japan Commemorative Summit. - The Straits Times/ANN

TOKYO: Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Dec 16 welcomed the deepening ties between their countries with a new pact to promote digital and green practices in shipping.

Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) will work with six of Japan’s busiest ports on trials to decarbonise and digitise the maritime industry, under the so-called Green and Digital Shipping Corridor.