India and Singapore sign Letter of Intent on Green and Digital Shipping Corridor
India and Singapore signed a Letter of Intent on maritime digitalisation and decarbonisation in Singapore on 25 March 2025, in the presence of Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
Summary
India and Singapore signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) on maritime digitalisation (Digital Corridor Collaboration) and decarbonisation (Green Shipping) in Singapore on 25 March 2025. Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Singapore's Senior Minister of State Dr Amy Khor attended the signing. The LOI was signed by R Lakshmanan, Joint Secretary, MoPSW, and Teo Eng Dih, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. The two sides will work towards a memorandum of understanding on a Singapore-India Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC) to speed up zero or near-zero emission technologies and digital solutions. Sonowal also inaugurated the India Pavilion at Singapore Maritime Week.
Key facts
- Signed
- 25 March 2025, Singapore
- Areas
- Maritime digitalisation and decarbonisation
- Signatories
- R Lakshmanan (MoPSW) and Teo Eng Dih (MPA Singapore)
- Goal
- MoU on Singapore-India Green and Digital Shipping Corridor
- Present
- Sarbananda Sonowal and Dr Amy Khor
- Event
- Singapore Maritime Week
Practice MCQs 2 questions
India and Singapore signed a Letter of Intent on 25 March 2025 to work towards which corridor?
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Correct answer: C — Green and Digital Shipping Corridor
The LOI on maritime digitalisation and decarbonisation is a step towards an MoU on a Singapore-India Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC).
Which Singapore body's chief executive signed the India–Singapore Letter of Intent on green and digital shipping on 25 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
The LOI was signed by R Lakshmanan, Joint Secretary, MoPSW, and Teo Eng Dih, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.