The Green Port Programme (“GPP”) is one of the programmes under the Maritime Singapore Green Initiative (“MSGI”) to encourage environmental sustainability amongst ocean-going vessels calling at the Port of Singapore and MPA licensed harbour craft. The GPP has been reviewed and enhancements will come into effect from 1 May 2022.
A. Vessels calling at the Port of Singapore
The GPP programme will be enhanced for vessels calling at the Port of Singapore taking into consideration the updated IMO Phase 3 Energy Efficiency Design Index (“EEDI”) requirement. The applicable port dues reduction will apply to vessels calling the Port of Singapore that meet the criteria listed below:
Port dues reduction 30%
Qualifying criteria:
– Use zero carbon fuel in the Port of Singapore (Zero carbon fuels include hydrogen and synthetic non-carbon fuels (i.e. ammonia) derived from renewable electricity based on solar, wind or hydro).
Port dues reduction 25%
Qualifying criteria:
– Use low carbon fuel in the Port of Singapore (Low carbon fuels include both LNG and biofuel blends with more than 20% biofuel content. MPA will consider the use of low carbon or other green fuels with International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) that can demonstrate a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction of 20% or more, compared with operating on very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO0.5), over the entire life cycle from well-to-wake).
– EEDI reduction exceeds the IMO Phase 3 EEDI requirement by 10% or more.
4. The key changes to the programme are as follows:
(i) Addition of 30% port dues reduction for the use of zero carbon fuel in the Port of Singapore
(ii) 25% port dues reduction will no longer apply to ocean-going vessels that do not exceed IMO Phase 3 EEDI requirement by 10% or more.
(iii) 25% port dues reduction will now apply to use of low carbon fuels in addition to LNG.
(iv) Additional 10% port dues reduction is now expanded to cover qualifying GPP registered vessels that are serviced by low or zero carbon fuelled MPA licensed harbour craft during their port stay.
To participate in the GPP, /charterers should ensure that their vessels are pre-registered under the GPP prior to calling at the Port of Singapore…
…For every arrival call to the Port of Singapore, the vessel shall declare in the Pre-Arrival Notification form (“PAN”) whether she will be participating in the GPP. Users can download the latest version of PAN from
All existing ocean-going vessels registered under the GPP that do not fulfil the new requirements will be removed from the existing listing from 1 May 2022.
