LNG a key to cutting ship emissions: industry players

Singapore

IN nudging the maritime industry towards using greener marine fuels, Singapore has always preferred the carrot to the stick.

Instead of unilaterally regulating emission controls, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has offered a menu of incentives that encourage maritime players to use fuels that produce less harmful ship emissions, Alan Lim, deputy director of MPA's port services division, told The Business Times.