The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach renewed an agreement with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore toward decarbonization of one of the world’s busiest container trade lanes, it was announced Monday.
First signed in 2023, the agreement — known as the Green and Digital Shipping Corridor — signals the ports’ commitment to protecting the environment along the trans-Pacific route. The contract also supports efforts to strengthen supply chain resilience and energy security.
Chief Executive of MPA Ang Wee Keong, Port of Long Beach CEO Noel Hacegaba and Port of Los Angeles CEO Gene Seroka signed and renewed the memorandum ahead of Singapore Maritime Week 2026.
“Seaports sit at the intersection of trade, geopolitics, climate and technology,” Hacegaba said in a statement. “This convergence is what makes partnerships like the Green and Digital Shipping Corridor so impactful as a tool to decarbonize maritime shipping.”
Hacegaba described their efforts to decarbonize the trade route as the “green print,” as it will serve as a guide toward their goals of powering shipping vessels with clean fuels such as methanol.
Under the renewed memorandum, the partners will continue working with industry to deploy low- and zero-emission fuels and digital solutions. The effort also includes supporting fuel supply and infrastructure, developing pilot and demonstration projects, strengthening port-to-port data connectivity, and promoting interoperability, cybersecurity and common standards.
All three ports have also advanced their alternative fuels bunkering capabilities, officials said.
MPA completed methanol bunkering trials in 2023 and subsequently awarded three methanol bunkering supply licenses. The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports have commissioned a Clean Fuels Study and are preparing for a methanol pilot in 2026.
These developments prepare the three ports for green fuel trials in the next phase of their partnership. The partners have also conducted port-to-port data exchange testing and started pilot collaborations with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.
“Decarbonizing goods movement between the largest ports in the United States and Asia requires international cooperation and that’s exactly what we’re doing through our work on the Green and Digital Shipping Corridor,” Seroka said in a statement. “We are committed to working toward the deployment of zero lifecycle carbon container ships on the corridor by 2030.”
Port officials said they’ve reached several milestones since the launch of the agreement such as completing a baseline study in 2024, recruiting industry partners to explore pilot trials, and advancing pilot initiatives on alternative fuels, digitalization and energy efficiency.
“The renewal of our partnership paves the way towards more sustainable shipping along the trans-Pacific route. This gives industry greater confidence to plan investments and diversify energy options for greener shipping,” Wee Keong said in a statement.