Green corridor cluster alliance

Named after the historic Silk Road linking southeast Asia to China, the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Peninsula, the Silk Alliance aims to enable safe, sustainable and commercially viable marine transport to help decarbonise shipping by 2050.

“This is a first-of-its-kind in developing fleet transition strategies for multiple stakeholders, not just with the support of major players within the maritime industry, but also with operators in other industries that serve the maritime supply network – the shipowners, shipyard managers, financial institutions, bunker suppliers and engine manufacturers,” said Charles Haskell, Lloyd’s Register’s decarbonisation programme manager.

“The Silk Alliance aims to establish a fleet-specific decarbonisation strategy and green corridor implementation plan that encompasses key links in the maritime supply network which are critical to providing maritime players of all sizes with the resources to transition to carbon neutral fuels and vessels.”

The alliance brings together a diverse group of organisations including MSC Shipmanagement, Pacific International Lines, Wan Hai Lines, X-Press Feeders, Yang Ming Marine Transport, Keppel Offshore & Marine, Singfar International, Wärtsilä, Wilhelmsen Ship Management and the Asian Development Bank and ING.

The members will develop a fleet-specific fuel transition strategy for container ships operating primarily in Asia, based on the Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub’s First Mover Framework. Once developed the alliance will encourage other stakeholders such as fuel providers, port operators and governments to support the green corridor cluster.