从天津到新加坡，山东省如何逆袭成中国第二份GDSC绿色航运新星？

新加坡海事港务局（MPA）与中华人民共和国山东省交通运输厅携手，共同签署了一项意义非凡的谅解备忘录（MoU），旨在打造新加坡-山东绿色与数字航运走廊（GDSC），这一合作无疑将为两地的航运业开启新篇章。

MPA在随后的声明中欣然宣布，新加坡-山东GDSC将依托两地间日益增长的贸易往来与航运流量，借助双方强大的研究与创新生态系统，全力推动绿色与数字解决方案的广泛应用，进而促进新加坡与渤海、黄海区域海运业的蓬勃发展。这一举措不仅彰显了双方对于航运业可持续发展的坚定承诺，更预示着两地经济合作将迈向更高层次。

新加坡，这座全球公认的加油枢纽与最为繁忙的转运海港，其地位无可撼动。而山东，作为中国东部的一颗璀璨明珠，坐拥绵延的海岸线，孕育了一批举足轻重的港口与造船企业，青岛港便是其中的佼佼者，它不仅是世界上最繁忙的集装箱港口之一，更是山东乃至中国对外开放的重要窗口。

提及山东，不得不提其庞大的人口基数。作为中国人口第二大省，仅次于广东，山东拥有约1.01亿的庞大人口基数，这一数字背后是蓬勃发展的经济与深厚的人文底蕴。在经济领域，山东表现同样抢眼，它是中国第三大省级经济体，国内生产总值高达9.2万亿元人民币（折合约12.9亿美元），且在2023年实现了6%的稳健增长，展现出强劲的发展势头。

根据谅解备忘录的内容，MPA与山东省交通运输厅将携手海事管理局、港口运营商、海事企业、高等学府及造船厂等各方利益相关者，共同推动航运业的数字化与低碳转型。

这一合作框架旨在通过一系列具体行动，如探索新兴技术合作、开展替代燃料安全处理培训、共享岸上电力技术知识、促进港口清关数字信息交流以及分享行业标准与最佳实践等，为航运业的未来发展注入强劲动力。

值得一提的是，此次谅解备忘录的签署标志着新加坡与中国之间第二个GDSC的诞生，继2023年新加坡-天津GDSC成功建立后，新加坡-山东GDSC的成立无疑为两国在绿色与数字航运领域的合作增添了浓墨重彩的一笔。

在签署仪式上，MPA首席执行官Teo Eng Dih与山东省交通运输厅副厅长高红艳共同签署了这份具有里程碑意义的谅解备忘录。这一重要时刻，在新加坡举行的第25届新加坡-山东商会会议上得到了广泛关注。

新加坡-山东省商务委员会联合主席、交通部长兼财政部第二部长Chee Hong Tat与山东省政府省长周乃祥亲临现场，共同见证了这一历史性的签字仪式，他们的到来无疑为这次合作增添了更多的分量与期待。

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the People's Republic of China's Shandong Provincial Transport Department have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the Singapore – Shandong Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC).

MPA announced that the Singapore—Shandong GDSC will tap the growing trade and shipping volumes between the two economic centres, supported by their strong research and innovation ecosystems, to drive the adoption of green and digital solutions and the growth of the maritime industry between Singapore and the Bohai and Yellow Sea region.

Singapore is the world's largest bunkering hub and busiest transhipment seaport, and Shandong is a coastal province which hosts a key cluster of ports and shipyards along China's coastline, including Qingdao Port, which is among the world's busiest container ports.

Shandong is also China's second-most populous province, after Guangdong, with approximately 101 million people. It has the third-largest provincial economy in China, with a GDP of 9.2 trillion RMB (approximately US$1.29 billion) and a GDP growth of 6% in 2023.

"Under the MoU, MPA and the Shandong Provincial Transport Department will work with various stakeholders, including maritime administrations, port operators, maritime companies, institutes of higher learning, and shipyards, to promote digital and low-carbon initiatives for shipping," the announcement said.

It noted that focus areas include exploring collaboration in emerging technologies, training in safe handling of alternative fuels, knowledge sharing on shore power technologies, exchange of digital information to facilitate port clearances, and sharing of standards and best practices.

This MoU marks the second GDSC between Singapore and China following the Singapore – Tianjin GDSC established in 2023.

Teo Eng Dih, chief executive of MPA, and Gao Hongyan, deputy director of Shandong Provincial Transport Department, signed the MoU at the 25th Singapore – Shandong Business Council meeting held in Singapore.

The signing was witnessed by the co-chairmen of the Singapore- – Shandong Business Council, Chee Hong Tat, minister for transport and Second Minister for finance, and Zhou Naixiang, governor of the Shandong Provincial Government.