Green port accolade for Port of Singapore

This is the third consecutive time that MPA has been certified as an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Port Services Network (APSN) Green Port.

Quah Ley Hoon, chief executive of MPA, said: “MPA would like to thank APSN for recognising our efforts in championing sustainable port activities. In Singapore, we see opportunities to grow the industry in a greener and more sustainable way. We will continue to work closely with our stakeholders and partners, to reduce the impact of port activities on the environment.”

The Green Port Award System (GPAS) programme is a green evaluation system for ports in the APEC region developed by APSN with the endorsement of the APEC forum. The programme promotes the sustainable development of ports in the Asia-Pacific region.

Sustainability initiatives

In 2020, MPA undertook a series of sustainability initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Port of Singapore. Notably, MPA established a S$40m Maritime GreenFuture Fund for research, testing and adoption of low-carbon technologies. MPA also embarked on efforts to enable the Port of Singapore to supply LNG as a marine fuel.

In addition, MPA established the Future Fuels Port Network with international partners to collectively drive the research and development of clean marine fuels across participating ports in support of industry decarbonisation.