Shipping Industry News: Recently, the Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) have signed a two-year joint cooperation agreement aimed at accelerating the decarbonization process in the maritime sector.
It is understood that this cooperation agreement was signed during the IAPH 2025 World Ports Conference in Kobe. The collaboration will integrate GCMD’s expertise in addressing operational, safety, and technical gaps within the shipping value chain with the resources of IAPH’s Clean Marine Fuels and Ports Expert Working Group.
The goal of the cooperation between GCMD and IAPH is to enhance the industry’s readiness for the transition of shipping fuels by promoting alternative fuel bunkering, developing port infrastructure, and establishing a dynamically optimized regulatory framework.
Professor Lynn Loo, CEO of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation, stated: “In nearly all of GCMD’s pilot projects, ports are key to our success, whether it’s achieving the world’s first ship-to-ship ammonia fuel transfer in the Pilbara, establishing bunkering systems for six biofuel supply chains in the ports of Singapore or Rotterdam, or demonstrating the full value chain process for onboard carbon capture in China. The cooperation with IAPH will bring global influence, helping us deepen our collaboration with ports and transform pilot experiences into scalable operational solutions crucial for the energy transition.”
Patrick Verhoeven, Managing Director of the International Association of Ports and Harbours, commented: “We look forward to working with the expert team from the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation. They will collaborate with our port members to develop tools that further accelerate decarbonization in the maritime sector and reduce the long-term investment risks of port infrastructure, which is vital for the industry’s energy transition.”
