The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Port of Los Angeles, and the Port of Long Beach have extended their Green and Digital Shipping Corridor memorandum for another three years, with support from C40 Cities. The renewal was signed ahead of Singapore Maritime Week 2026 by Ang Wee Keong (MPA), Gene Seroka (Port of Los Angeles), and Noel Hacegaba (Port of Long Beach). The renewed pact frames decarbonization and digitalization as linked priorities on the trans-Pacific route, while also supporting efforts to strengthen supply chain resilience and energy security. C40 Cities, described as a network of nearly 100 mayors from the world’s leading cities, will continue coordinating collaboration and communications support.
The three-year extension builds on a set of milestones already reached since the corridor launched in 2023. Partners completed a baseline study in 2024 and brought in industry participants to explore potential pilot trials. They also established workstreams to push pilot initiatives in alternative fuels, digitalization, and energy efficiency. In March 2026, the corridor’s inaugural progress report said the baselining study (completed in April 2024) estimated that a transition to zero and near-zero emission fuels on the corridor could create over 700 new job opportunities by 2030 and displace the equivalent GHG emissions from nearly 320,000 cars annually. The same progress report highlighted ongoing digital work, including connectivity and API testing for port-to-port data exchange.
What the Next Phase Delivers: Fuels, Pilots, and Data You Can Use
On fuels, the renewal shifts from planning to preparation for scaled trials. MPA has already carried out methanol bunkering trials and issued three methanol bunkering licences. All three ports have advanced alternative fuels bunkering capabilities, and the U.S. ports commissioned a Clean Fuels Study as part of their planning. Los Angeles and Long Beach are preparing for a methanol pilot program in 2026, a step the partners describe as helping ready all three ports for green fuel trials in the next phase. Under the renewed memorandum, the corridor will continue working with industry to deploy low- and zero-emission fuels, including support for fuel supply and infrastructure and the development of pilot and demonstration projects.
The digital side is also moving deeper into implementation. The partners have conducted port-to-port data exchange testing and started pilot collaborations with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, while the progress report notes that partnerships were formalized for initial pilot testing. Looking ahead, the corridor’s renewed workplan emphasizes stronger port-to-port data connectivity, plus practical guardrails: interoperability, cybersecurity, and common standards. Separately, the C40 Cities update said MPA would later in 2026 launch a data exchange platform intended to foster ecosystem connectivity and help stakeholders co-develop solutions that enhance port productivity and efficiency. In the context of the Singapore Green Digital Shipping Corridor 2026, this focus on connected systems is positioned as a complement to fuel and vessel transitions rather than a stand-alone tech initiative.
Several statements from corridor leaders frame why this renewal matters now. Hacegaba called the partnership a “green print” for decarbonizing the trans-Pacific route and said it will be particularly important as the ports tackle their largest source of emissions, from cargo vessels, by accelerating clean fuels such as methanol. Seroka said the corridor represents international cooperation needed to decarbonize goods movement between the largest ports in the U.S. and Asia, adding a commitment to work toward deployment of “zero lifecycle carbon container ships on the corridor by 2030.” Ang said the corridor has progressed from intent to implementation and that renewing the pact should give industry more confidence to plan investments and diversify energy options for greener shipping.
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