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Green Ship ProgrammeThe Green Ship Programme is one of the three
programmes under theMaritime Singapore Green Initiative. The
Maritime Singapore GreenInitiative was announced by Minister at the
Singapore InternationalMaritime Awards 2011.
The Green Ship Programme is targeted at Singapore-flagged ships.
TheMaritime and Port Authority of Singapore will provide incentives
to shipowners who adopt energy efficient ship designs that reduce
fuelconsumption and carbon dioxide emissions.
Singapore-flagged ships registered on or after 1 July 2011,
which gobeyond the requirements (See Annex A) of the International
MaritimeOrganizations Energy Efficiency Design Index, will enjoy a
50%reduction on the Initial Registration Fees (IRF) under both the
normal
registration and the Block Transfer Scheme (BTS) during the
registrationof the ship. It will also enjoy a 20% rebate on Annual
TonnageTax payable every year until the ship ceases to exceed the
requirementsof International Maritime Organizations Energy
Efficiency Design Indexas set out inAnnex A, based on the phased-in
time period.Existing ships which utilise energy efficient ship
designs that meet therequirements for the Green Ship Programme can
also take part in thisprogramme, but will only enjoy the 20% rebate
on Annual TonnageTax payable every year until the ship ceases to
exceed the
requirements ofInternational Maritime Organizations Energy
EfficiencyDesign Index reference lines. For Singapore ships that
undergo achange of ownership and the new owner chooses to continue
registeringthe ship with Singapore, the new owner pays the
registration anewfees. As this fee is not considered as IRF, there
is no 50% reduction onthe registration anew fees for the new ship
owner. However, this shipowner can still enjoy the 20% rebate on
Annual Tonnage Tax if the shipqualifies under the Green Ship
Programme. The details of the IRF and
Annual Tonnage Tax incentives for the Green Ship Programme
are
shown inAnnex B.Ships that qualify for the Green Ship Programme
will be given aGreenCertificate issued by MPA. The GreenCertificate
will also begiven to the company owning the qualifying ship. A new
award categorySRS Green Ship of the Year will also be introduced in
the SingaporeInternational Maritime Awards beginning 2013.
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To qualify for the Green Ship Programme, ship owners have to
submit acopy of the International Energy Efficiency (IEE)
Certificate or pre-verification report as proof that the attained
Energy Efficiency DesignIndex of the ship exceeds the International
Maritime Organizations
requirements on Energy Efficiency Design Index for that
particular shiptype and size at the time when the above financial
incentives are to beapplied.
If the pre-verification report is not ready at the time of
provisionalregistration, ship owners have to inform the Singapore
Registry of Shipsin writing at the point of provisional
registration of the intention toparticipate in the Green Ship
Programme. The pre-verification report willthen need to be
submitted within 1 month of provisional registration. Forexisting
ship owners who have made major modifications to make their
ships green and would like to enjoy the 20% rebate on Annual
TonnageTax, please provide the International Energy Efficiency
Certificate atleast two months before the Annual Tonnage Tax due
date. There willbe no pro-rated rebate if documentations are not
submitted on time. Shipowners can submit a copy of the
International Energy EfficiencyCertificate from 1st July 2011
onwards. Submissions can be made viaemail ([email protected]) to
our office. Interested ship owners may approachone of our nine
Recognised Organisation (Annex C) for the issuance of
theInternational Energy Efficiency Certificate or pre-verification
report.
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