The 20 companies include shipping lines, salvage companies and offshore service providers.
Some of the 20 companies include Ezra Holdings, Maersk Tankers Singapore, Pacific Radiance, PSA Marine, Stolt-Nielsen Singapore, Swire Pacific Offshore Operations, The China Navigation, and J. Lauritzen Singapore.
A total of 60 organisations have signed the pledge since 2011 when the programme was launched.
The Maritime Singapore Green Initiative comprises three programmes – Green Ship Programme, Green Port Programme and Green Technology Programme.
Meanwhile, Lam Yi Young, chief executive of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), said that starting from 1 January 2014, the Singapore Registry of Ships will introduce a new Annual Administrative Fee scheme to provide greater administrative convenience and lower transaction costs for owners of Singapore-flagged ships.
Under this scheme, shipowners will have the option of paying an annual fee of SGD600 ($478) per ship instead of making payments on a per transaction basis. The majority of shipowners will pay less in total fees if they opt for the Annual Administrative Fee scheme.
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