Sonowal pushes green shipping corridors, shore power and green bunkering

Green shipping corridors and port decarbonisation: what happened?

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways wants India to be a hub for cleaner maritime trade routes. That needs low- and zero-emission shipping corridors, and ports that are ready to supply alternative and green marine fuels. This review looked at how far that work has reached at port level.

• Shipping Minister called for zero-emission shipping corridors, shore power and green bunkering hubs at ports [PIB].

What did the ports report?

• Deendayal, Paradip and V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authorities presented progress on Green Fuel Bunkering Hubs.
• Kamarajar Port said its coal terminals now have shore power, so berthed ships draw electricity from land instead of running engines.
• The Rocky Mountain Institute presented work on low- and zero-emission shipping corridors.

What did the Minister say?

• “Green shipping is not a choice anymore”; ports must become ready for the fuels of tomorrow.
• He called it a whole-of-ecosystem effort of ports, research partners and industry.

What can Prelims ask on green shipping corridors and port decarbonisation?

• NCoEGPS: supports MoPSW on maritime decarbonisation; TERI campus, Gurugram.
• Shore power: Kamarajar Port coal terminals.
• Green fuel bunkering hubs: Deendayal, Paradip and V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authorities.