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India, Singapore chart roadmap for digital corridor and green shipping at Singapore Maritime Week
Officials from India and Singapore are developing a roadmap for a digital corridor and green shipping, connected to a prior memorandum of understanding. The Singapore Maritime Week features an Indian Pavilion highlighting naval heritage and ongoing collaboration.
Why It Matters
The initiative signals closer cooperation on decarbonising maritime transport and developing shared infrastructure for green energy and digital trade.
Timeline
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Roadmap for MoU on digital corridor and green shipping being developed
April 21, 2026
Vijay Kumar stated that a roadmap for a Memorandum of Understanding is being worked out with infrastructure details as part of India-Singapore digital corridor collaboration and green shipping; the MoU follows up on upgrading work based on a Letter of Intent signed at the Singapore Maritime Week last year.
Indian Pavilion inaugurated at Singapore Maritime Week
April 21, 2026
Murali Pillai inaugurated the 160-square-metre Indian Pavilion at the Singapore Maritime Week. The pavilion features scale models of ships and a simulator, with displays by exhibitors and a depiction of INSV Kaundinya.
INSV Kaundinya maiden voyage to Oman completed
January 2026
The traditionally built, hand-stitched wooden ship INSV Kaundinya completed a maiden voyage to Oman in January 2026.
LOI on maritime digitalisation and decarbonisation signed at Singapore Maritime Week
April 2025
A Letter of Intent on maritime digitalisation and decarbonisation was signed at the Singapore Maritime Week by India's Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal.