This Circular serves to provide details of the enhancements to the Green Ship Programme for Singapore-flagged ships. The Green Ship Programme is one of three programmes under the Maritime Singapore Green Initiative.
At the Singapore International Maritime Awards 2013, the Minister  for Transport announced the enhancements to the Maritime Singapore Green Initiative.
The Green Ship Programme enhancements will come into effect on  1July 2013.
The Green Ship Programme will be expanded to recognise Singapore-flagged ships that adopt approved SOxscrubber technology that goes beyond existing International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) emission requirements. The SOxscrubber technology is to be an equivalent arrangement,in terms of SOxemission reductions,that is at least as effective as compared to using fuel oil with a sulphur content limit value of 0.50% m/m.
Singapore-flagged ships with such approved SOxscrubber technology adopted will enjoy 25% reduction of theirInitial Registration Fees and 20% rebate on their Annual Tonnage Tax.
This is in addition to the 50% reduction of Initial Registration Fees and 20% rebate on Annual Tonnage Tax for ships that exceed the IMO’s Energy Efficiency Design Index(EEDI). Details of the EEDI-related criteriacan be found in Shipping Circular No. 12 of 2011.Singapore-flagged ships which adopt both energy efficient ship designs and approved SOxscrubber technology that exceedsIMO’s requirements will enjoy 75% reduction of their Initial Registration Fees and 50% rebate on their Annual Tonnage Tax. Annex Ashows the incentives for Singapore-flagged ships that qualify for the Green Ship Programme.
To qualify for the Green Ship Programme incentives relating to the
adoptionof approved SOxscrubber technology, please refer to the application formas shown in Annex B. For ships entering the Singapore Registry, please
submit the application form at the point of provisional registration. Documentary evidence may be submitted within 1 month of provisional registration.
For ships currently in the Singapore Registry, and having installed an approved SOx scrubber technology onboard, please submit the application form at least two months before the ATT due date.There will be no pro-rated rebate if documentations are not submitted on time.
Source: Maritime And Port Authority Of Singapore (MPA)