TAKE ACTION: Urge Big Retail to Abandon Dirty Ships

Setting Sail On A Zero-emissions Shipping Industry By 2030.

Setting Sail On
A Zero-emissions
Shipping Industry
By 2030.

Who We Are

Who We Are

Ship It Zero is a coalition of environmental and public health advocates, scientists, shipping experts, and shoppers, urging some of the largest companies in the world to achieve zero-emissions shipping by 2030.

Our Targets

We’re pushing Amazon, IKEA, Target, and Walmart to take immediate action to abandon dirty fossil-fueled ships, and lead the way to a healthier, climate-friendly business by committing to ship products on zero-emissions ships by 2030.

Updates

Stay afloat of our campaign & major news in ocean shipping.

Press Release|Jan 13, 2022

Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council Adopts Ship It Zero Resolution

News|Jan 13, 2022

Maersk could push the entire shipping industry to move up its climate goals

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News|Jan 13, 2022

Ship It Zero Calls Maersk’s 2040 Pledge a ‘Necessary Step’ Towards Zero Emissions Cargo Shipping

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Press Release|Jan 12, 2022

Maersk Accelerates Ocean Shipping Climate Ambitions by Decade Aims to Halve Climate Emissions by 2030 and Achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2040

News|Dec 15, 2021

Sea of Love

Press Release|Dec 15, 2021

Minneapolis Council Members to Call on Target Corporation to Transition to Clean Ocean Cargo Ships

News|Dec 10, 2021

‘Warehouses in their backyards’: when Amazon expands, these communities pay the price

News|Dec 8, 2021

For Some, Shipping Bottleneck Presages a Polluted Holiday Season

News|Dec 7, 2021

Report Reveals Big Retailers Contribute to Pollution and Port Congestion

News|Dec 3, 2021

Supply chain chaos is causing the biggest increase in ship emissions in more than a decade

News|Dec 3, 2021

The supply chain crisis is wreaking havoc on the environment as carbon emissions from ships and seaports reach the highest rate since 2008

News|Dec 1, 2021

Focus on shippers and ocean carriers as US retail sales rise

News|Dec 1, 2021

Amazon accused of playing ‘outsized’ role in supply chain chaos

News|Dec 1, 2021

Shipping industry is pressured to cut pollution caused by merchant fleet

News|Dec 1, 2021

Online Shopping Is Turning the High Seas Into a Super-Polluting Highway

News|Dec 1, 2021

Amazon, Walmart and the world’s biggest retailers are making port congestion and pollution worse, new report finds

News|Dec 1, 2021

Amazon, Target fueling port pollution, harming communities: Report

News|Dec 1, 2021

Groundbreaking new research uncovers close ties between polluting cargo carriers, major U.S. retailers

News|Nov 30, 2021

Why Do Walmart, Amazon, Target and IKEA Have Such High Shipping Emissions?

News|Nov 30, 2021

Amazon and Target play ‘outsized’ role in port congestion and pollution, report finds

News|Nov 29, 2021

Top retailers and carriers urged to move faster to cut shipping emissions

News|Nov 29, 2021

Cyber Monday Report Reveals Climate-Wrecking Supply Chain of US Retail Giants

News|Nov 29, 2021

Green groups push liner operators on zero-emission shipping

News|Nov 29, 2021

Amazon and Target play an ‘outsized role’ in California port congestion compared to competitors Ikea and Walmart, new study says

News|Nov 29, 2021

Ship It Zero aims to set sail on low-carbon cargo

Press Release|Nov 29, 2021

Groundbreaking new research uncovers close ties between polluting cargo carriers, major U.S. retailers

News|Nov 25, 2021

How Black Friday Hurts Black And Brown Communities

News|Nov 12, 2021

The shipping industry faces a climate crisis reckoning – will it decarbonize?

News|Nov 10, 2021

LA City Council adopts world-first resolution calling for zero emission shipping at America’s top two ports by 2030

News|Nov 10, 2021

LA City Council Calls on Top Port Importers to Use Zero-Emission Ships

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Press Release|Nov 9, 2021

L.A. City Council adopts Councilmember Raman’s resolution calling for transition to 100% zero-emission shipping at port of Los Angeles by 2030

News|Nov 5, 2021

New coalition hopes to create demand drivers for sustainable solutions

Press Release|Nov 4, 2021

COP26: Ship It Zero coalition welcomes Amazon participation in First Movers Coalition

News|Oct 28, 2021

As 100 ships idle offshore, California communities see rise in toxic pollutants

News|Oct 28, 2021

Backups at L.A., Long Beach ports cause air pollution concerns

News|Oct 28, 2021

‘It was all worth it’: Stakeholders celebrate opening of Climate Pledge Arena at Seattle Center

News|Oct 27, 2021

Big shippers promise zero carbon by 2040. Too late, say climate activists

News|Oct 19, 2021

Amazon, Ikea and other big companies commit to zero-emission shipping by 2040

News|Oct 19, 2021

Amazon, Ikea and Unilever pledge zero emission shipping by 2040

News|Oct 19, 2021

Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040

News|Oct 19, 2021

Amazon, Ikea and Unilever pledge zero-carbon shipping by 2040

Press Release|Oct 19, 2021

Climate Advocates: Big Retail Fossil-Free Shipping Commitment Historic, But Too Weak

News|Oct 15, 2021

Port Sets 2030 Goals for More Breathable Air Via Maritime Clean Air Strategy

News|Oct 15, 2021

Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle

Press Release|Oct 15, 2021

Maersk correct to reject fossil gas in ocean shipping’s clean energy transition

Press Release|Oct 14, 2021

Walmart, Target Must Take Accountability for Spiking Port Pollution in Los Angeles, Long Beach

Insight|Oct 14, 2021

Amazon Day of Action: Demands from Asthma Alley

News|Oct 7, 2021

Ikea called out for its role in shipping emissions

Press Release|Oct 7, 2021

Klimaatactivisten stellen IKEA’s scheepsvervuilingsprobleem aan de kaak bij wereldhoofdkantoor

Press Release|Oct 7, 2021

Climate advocates call out IKEA’s ship pollution problem at global headquarters

Press Release|Oct 5, 2021

COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN INTRODUCES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR TRANSITION TO 100% ZERO EMISSION SHIPPING AT PORT OF LOS ANGELES BY 2030

Insight|Sep 30, 2021

Watch the world premiere: All Aboard Ship It Zero

News|Sep 20, 2021

Global shipping is a big emitter, the industry must commit to drastic action before it is too late

News|Sep 17, 2021

Ikea: Shipping plays a vital role in reaching climate neutrality in 2030

News|Sep 16, 2021

Søren Toft vows MSC will be net zero by 2050

News|Sep 9, 2021

Zero-Emission Shipping | Cronkite News

News|Sep 1, 2021

Climate activists call out Amazon’s ship pollution

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Press Release|Aug 31, 2021

Long Beach Community Calls on Amazon, Port Leadership to End Ship Pollution

News|Aug 20, 2021

Campaigners call for retail shipping to commit to zero emissions by 2030

News|Aug 19, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Diesel pollution is killing port area residents. Why isn’t this an emergency?

Press Release|Aug 17, 2021

Ship It Zero coalition applauds Mammut’s zero-emissions shipping commitment

News|Aug 9, 2021

Retailers’ Dirty Secret: Emissions In Shipping Freight

Insight|Aug 2, 2021

August Retail “Restocking Season” Threatens Dangerous Spike in Port Pollution

News|Jul 31, 2021

What’s the true cost of shipping all your junk across the ocean?

News|Jul 27, 2021

Why Walmart, Target, Amazon and Ikea need greener ships

News|Jul 27, 2021

What’s the true cost of shipping all your junk across the ocean?

News|Jul 27, 2021

These 15 US Retailers Have the Worst Cargo Shipping Footprint

News|Jul 22, 2021

New report reveals top 15 retail giants that contribute most to climate crisis through fossil-fuel-powered shipping

News|Jul 22, 2021

Walmart, Target, and Amazon are among the biggest corporate polluters thanks to overseas shipping

News|Jul 22, 2021

‘Shady ships’: Why ‘net zero’ retailers should lead the push for greener shipping practices

News|Jul 22, 2021

Americas: New Study Draws Link Between Retailers and Shipping Emissions

News|Jul 22, 2021

Environmental groups take aim at retail giants as ocean freight polluters

News|Jul 21, 2021

Top 15 U.S. Retailers Created More Pollution From Shipping Than 1.5 Million American Homes

Preview of the Shady Ships report

Press Release|Jul 20, 2021

Major Retailers Linked to Polluting Shipping Practices that Harm Public Health and Climate

The Verge

News|Jul 20, 2021

Walmart, Ikea, and Amazon have a dirty shipping problem

News|Jul 20, 2021

The Hidden Toll of Shipping

News|Jul 20, 2021

Walmart tops retail list of American maritime import polluters

News|Jul 20, 2021

EGEB: These 15 US retailers’ ship imports pollute as much as 3 coal plants annually

Fast Company

News|Jul 20, 2021

These 15 companies have the biggest footprint from cargo shipping

News|Jun 3, 2021

Tasked to Fight Climate Change, A Secretive U.N. Agency Does The Opposite

News|May 25, 2021

Zero-carbon fuels and marine shipping: Both a will and a way?

News|May 12, 2021

IKEA Rejects LNG For Shipping

News|Apr 21, 2021

Shipping Industry Pushes for ‘Market-Based Measures’ to Help Achieve Decarbonization Targets

News|Mar 24, 2021

Shipping industry emissions keep on climbing, new IMO data reveals

Insight|Mar 9, 2021

Five percent zero emission fuels by 2030 needed for Paris-aligned shipping decarbonization

News|Mar 3, 2021

Shipping groups tap algortithms to cut carbon emissions

News|Dec 15, 2020

A new report says Amazon is polluting the oceans with 22 million pounds of plastics per year

Insight|Nov 17, 2020

New poll finds a majority of Americans would change where they shop to support cleaner ships

News|Feb 4, 2020

Natural Gas Won’t Decarbonize Shipping, But The Fuel Is Here To Stay

News|Feb 21, 2019

How Amazon plans to make half its shipments carbon-neutral by 2030

Press Release|Jan 13, 2022

Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council Adopts Ship It Zero Resolution

News|Jan 13, 2022

Maersk could push the entire shipping industry to move up its climate goals

Shady Ships Report

Our 2021 report reveals major retailers linked to polluting shipping practices that harm public health and climate.

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