The Zero Emission Shipping Mission participated actively in Singapore Maritime Week in April, and hosted a series of events. The Mission hosted a full-day workshop, bringing together the members of the Mission in person – for the first time ever since the launch of the Mission three years ago! The workshop led to fruitful discussions on how we can improve collaboration across governments and private sector stakeholders. Singapore Maritime Week was also an opportunity for the first in-person Executive Committee Meeting. At the Executive Committee meeting, two new projects were approved: “Inherently safer ammonia-fueled ship design” and “Bunkering guidelines for ammonia”.

 

The Zero-Emission Shipping Mission also hosted a well-attended event with over 150 participants. On the theme “How international public-private collaboration accelerates the green maritime transition” the event was opened with a keynote speech by the Norwegian Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, followed by a panel discussion among the co-leads of the Mission The event also marked two important launches for the Zero-Emission Shipping Mission – the announcement of the Mission's strengthened 2030 goals and the launch of the report "Oceans of Opportunity: Supplying Zero-Emission Marine Fuels at Ports".

 

To ramp up ambition, and to match the revised IMO targets, the Zero-Emission Mission revised its 2030-goals.

 

In order to meet the overall goal of achieving 5% uptake of zero-emission fuels by 2030, the targets have been updated from 200 to 600 Ships primarily using zero emission fuels, from 10 to 20 ports enabling zero emission fuels by 2030 as well as a new fuel target of to 16MT HFOe of fuels utilized.

 

The goals will guide the mission activities in the remaining half decade up to 2030. More information on the new goals is available in the news announcement at the Mission’s website.

 

Under the Zero Emission Shipping Mission, the Global Maritime Forum and Rocky Mountains Institute released a report detailing strategies for ports to lead in green methanol and ammonia bunkering.

 

The Oceans of Opportunity report demonstrates how ports can meet the International Maritime Organization's 5% zero-emission fuel target by 2030. It predicts the centralization of green methanol in major bunkering hubs and European ports, with green ammonia potentially traded globally, and underscores the low transportation costs of these fuels.

 

Ports are pivotal in achieving the IMO's emission targets, with the report identifying four port archetypes and providing tailored recommendations based on examples like Singapore and Rotterdam. This framework can aid ports in developing bunkering strategies.

 

You can find the Oceans of Opportunity report here.

 

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