(Singapore, 26th) Singapore and China are further deepening cooperation in the maritime sector. Following the earlier establishment of green digital shipping corridors with Tianjin and Shandong, the two countries are now setting up a national-level green digital shipping corridor to promote innovation, enhance maritime connectivity, and support the transformation of the global maritime industry towards greater efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.
On Saturday (October 25), Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong jointly witnessed the signing and updating of eight Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) in areas such as green development, digital economy, and human resource training and development at the Parliament House.
One new project is the Singapore–China Green Digital Shipping Corridor jointly established by the Ministry of Transport of Singapore and the Ministry of Transport of China, effective from October 19.
In 2023 and 2024, Singapore consecutively set up green digital shipping corridors with Tianjin and Shandong, supporting the decarbonization and digitalization of the maritime industry. The newly signed MOU means that cooperation between Singapore and China in green digital shipping corridors is being elevated to a national level.
Under the framework of the Singapore–China Green Digital Shipping Corridor, the two countries will work with industry players to jointly advance maritime decarbonization, enhance port and supply chain efficiency, and develop supporting technologies, infrastructure, and standards, thereby promoting a more sustainable and connected maritime ecosystem.
The two countries will also promote the use of data-driven systems to improve the efficiency, resilience, and transparency of the maritime value chain, thus strengthening the digitalization process of maritime transport operations.
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and China's China International Development Cooperation Agency have also reached an MOU on the Singapore–China Third Country Training Program, aiming to provide training for government officials from ASEAN member states and Timor-Leste. During Prime Minister Wong’s visit to China in June this year, the two countries had already signed a letter of intent for this cooperation.
The training program is based on sustainability and resilience, focusing on critical areas such as clean energy transition, sustainable urban development, climate resilience, and supporting the ASEAN power grid. It will help the region enhance its capacity to address common challenges and unlock long-term development potential.
The program leverages the complementary expertise and experience of Singapore and China, reflecting a forward-looking step for both countries to jointly contribute to regional prosperity and resilience.
In terms of third-party market cooperation, Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry Software Project Office also signed an MOU with the Administrative Committee of Suzhou Industrial Park in China to jointly support the establishment of business cooperation centers in Southeast Asia. This will strengthen Singapore’s role as a gateway and promote two-way trade and investment between Southeast Asia and China via Singapore.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore also signed two other MOUs with China’s Ministry of Commerce to deepen cooperation in green development and digital economy.
In green development, Singapore and China will strengthen cooperation in several emerging fields, including carbon services and trading, carbon capture, utilization and storage, low-carbon hydrogen energy, bioenergy, and energy storage systems; in the digital economy, the two countries will continue to deepen cooperation in investment collaboration, digital trade, sharing best practices on digital economic regulations and policies, facilitating digitalized services, and building a trustworthy and secure digital ecosystem.
The Ministry of Home Affairs in Singapore and the Ministry of Emergency Management of China also signed an MOU to explore cooperation and expertise exchange in fire fighting, rescue, and disaster management.
Singapore and China also updated two MOUs. Singapore's Ministry of Sustainability and Environment and China’s State Administration for Market Regulation updated the MOU signed in 2020 to expand the scope of food safety cooperation; Singapore's Ministry of Communications and Information and China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology updated the MOU originally signed in 2004 to promote information exchange between the two countries in digital connectivity, digital trade, and digital technology and smart cities.
On Saturday (October 25), Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong jointly witnessed the signing and updating of eight Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) in areas such as green development, digital economy, and human resource training and development at the Parliament House.
One new project is the Singapore–China Green Digital Shipping Corridor jointly established by the Ministry of Transport of Singapore and the Ministry of Transport of China, effective from October 19.
In 2023 and 2024, Singapore consecutively set up green digital shipping corridors with Tianjin and Shandong, supporting the decarbonization and digitalization of the maritime industry. The newly signed MOU means that cooperation between Singapore and China in green digital shipping corridors is being elevated to a national level.
Under the framework of the Singapore–China Green Digital Shipping Corridor, the two countries will work with industry players to jointly advance maritime decarbonization, enhance port and supply chain efficiency, and develop supporting technologies, infrastructure, and standards, thereby promoting a more sustainable and connected maritime ecosystem.
The two countries will also promote the use of data-driven systems to improve the efficiency, resilience, and transparency of the maritime value chain, thus strengthening the digitalization process of maritime transport operations.
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and China's China International Development Cooperation Agency have also reached an MOU on the Singapore–China Third Country Training Program, aiming to provide training for government officials from ASEAN member states and Timor-Leste. During Prime Minister Wong’s visit to China in June this year, the two countries had already signed a letter of intent for this cooperation.
The training program is based on sustainability and resilience, focusing on critical areas such as clean energy transition, sustainable urban development, climate resilience, and supporting the ASEAN power grid. It will help the region enhance its capacity to address common challenges and unlock long-term development potential.
The program leverages the complementary expertise and experience of Singapore and China, reflecting a forward-looking step for both countries to jointly contribute to regional prosperity and resilience.
In terms of third-party market cooperation, Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry Software Project Office also signed an MOU with the Administrative Committee of Suzhou Industrial Park in China to jointly support the establishment of business cooperation centers in Southeast Asia. This will strengthen Singapore’s role as a gateway and promote two-way trade and investment between Southeast Asia and China via Singapore.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore also signed two other MOUs with China’s Ministry of Commerce to deepen cooperation in green development and digital economy.
In green development, Singapore and China will strengthen cooperation in several emerging fields, including carbon services and trading, carbon capture, utilization and storage, low-carbon hydrogen energy, bioenergy, and energy storage systems; in the digital economy, the two countries will continue to deepen cooperation in investment collaboration, digital trade, sharing best practices on digital economic regulations and policies, facilitating digitalized services, and building a trustworthy and secure digital ecosystem.
The Ministry of Home Affairs in Singapore and the Ministry of Emergency Management of China also signed an MOU to explore cooperation and expertise exchange in fire fighting, rescue, and disaster management.
Singapore and China also updated two MOUs. Singapore's Ministry of Sustainability and Environment and China’s State Administration for Market Regulation updated the MOU signed in 2020 to expand the scope of food safety cooperation; Singapore's Ministry of Communications and Information and China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology updated the MOU originally signed in 2004 to promote information exchange between the two countries in digital connectivity, digital trade, and digital technology and smart cities.