Over 20 countries including the US, Japan, Australia and Canada have signed the Clydebank Declaration on November 10, 2021 to develop at least six green shipping corridors between two or more ports by 2025 and “many more” by 2030.
- Corridors would arise from partnerships between willing ports and operators to decarbonize specific shared maritime routes.
- Signatory to the Declaration will take steps with relevant willing ports, operator(s) and others along the value chain to decarbonise a specific domestic maritime route within the jurisdiction and control of a signatory.
- Voluntary participation by operators was a significant element for successful green shipping corridors.
- India is not a signatory of this declaration.
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