Singapore has taken another step toward greener shipping with a new collaboration between Pacific International Lines (PIL), PSA International (PSA), and DNV to launch the country’s first joint land-sea green service for transhipment cargo.
The initiative is designed to help shippers and cargo owners reduce their Scope 3 emissions—those generated across the broader supply chain—by offering a practical, verifiable way to cut carbon output. The service works by allocating emissions reductions generated from the use of lower-carbon fuels across multiple transport modes, including shipping, port operations, and landside logistics. Trial runs are expected to begin later in May.
This development builds on a Memorandum of Understanding signed in March 2025 between the three partners, aimed at improving carbon emissions measurement and reporting across the maritime sector.
Each partner brings a distinct role to the project. PIL contributes its capabilities as an ocean carrier, optimising vessel deployment, fuel selection, and voyage execution to reduce emissions within its shipping network. PSA extends the effort across port and supply chain operations, enabling a greener end-to-end logistics ecosystem. Meanwhile, DNV provides the digital backbone, ensuring standardised data flows and independent verification of emissions reductions.
The service also relies on “carbon insetting,” where emissions are reduced directly within a company’s own operations and value chain, rather than offset externally. This ensures that reductions are measurable, transparent, and closely tied to real business activities.
Executives from the three organisations emphasised the importance of collaboration and data transparency in achieving meaningful decarbonisation. PIL highlighted the initiative as a way to offer customers lower-carbon shipping options, while PSA underscored its role in supporting sustainable global trade flows. DNV pointed to the project as an example of how trusted data ecosystems can enable measurable climate impact across the maritime industry.
For cargo owners and shippers, the new service offers a credible pathway to address emissions across the entire supply chain—an increasingly important requirement as global pressure mounts to decarbonise logistics and trade.
Businesses interested in participating in the trial phase can register through PSA or contact the company directly for more information.
