Zero-Emission Shipping Mission

Our goal is to demonstrate commercially-viable zero-emission ships by 2030, making vessels that operate on zero-emission fuels the natural choice for ship owners when they renew their fleet.

International shipping transports the majority of the world’s goods and is responsible for 3% of global emissions, potentially increasing by half by 2050 on its current trajectory. To set international shipping on an ambitious zero-emission trajectory, we need commercially viable, zero-emission ocean-going vessels in the global fleet by 2030.

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Co-leads

  • Denmark Flag Denmark
  • Norway Flag Norway
  • United States of America Flag United States
  • Global Maritime Forum
  • Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

THE PLAN

Coordinated innovation needs to take place across the entire maritime value chain, from the ships to the future zero-emission fuels they will rely on, and the infrastructure that will supply them. The Mission will focus on the following three areas to achieve its goal:

Ships

Goal: 600 large ships in international shipping are running on well-wake zero-emission fuel by 2030.

Fuels

Goal: Enable the production 16 Mt of heavy fuel oil equivalent (HFOe) well-to-wake zero-emission fuels by 2030.

Fuelling Infrastructure

Goal: 20 key ports covering at least three continents offering well-to-wake zero-emission bunkering by 2030.