India and Singapore have taken a crucial step in maritime cooperation with the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) on Green Shipping and Digital Corridor Collaboration. 

• The LOI was signed on behalf of R Lakshmanan, Joint Secretary, MoPSW, and Teo Eng Dhi, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
• The pact was signed in the presence of Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), and Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment and Ministry of Transport, Singapore. 
• The agreement is centered on maritime digitalization and decarbonization activities and is meant to increase cooperation between the two countries in these areas.
• India and Singapore will work together to identify stakeholders relevant to the initiative and towards developing a memorandum of understanding for a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC) between the two countries.