The United States and Canada have announced a Great /Saint Lawrence Seaway System Green Shipping Corridor Network Initiative at COP27.
The U.S. Department of Transportation, US Department of State, and Transport Canada will work with stakeholders to host consultations with ports and other stakeholders, with the goal of facilitating the establishment of a Great Lakes Green Shipping Corridor Network.
The US and the UK also announced support for the establishment of green shipping corridors between the two countries. To advance this intention, they are launching a US-UK green shipping corridor task force which will include the US Department of State, US Department of Transportation, UK Department for Transport and other relevant government departments.
In early 2023, the US Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development will release a transportation sector decarbonisation blueprint. After the release of the blueprint, these departments and agencies will commence the development of a maritime decarbonisation strategy.
The US and its partners in the Zero-Emission Shipping Mission also announced the launch of a Green Shipping Corridor Hub, an online platform with resources and tools that aim to streamline the formation and deployment of green shipping corridors globally. The Hub will feature a green shipping corridor route tracker, a matchmaker tool to help stakeholders connect, and a library of green shipping corridor reports and analyses.
Also at COP27, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles (POLA), Port of Long Beach (POLB) and C40 Cities began discussions to establish a green and digital shipping corridor between Singapore and the San Pedro Bay port complex. The Northwest Seaport Alliance, the marine cargo partnership between the Port of Tacoma and the Port of Seattle, has also announced a partnership with the Republic of Korea, the Busan Port Authority.
