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

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News|May 13, 2022

Supply Chain Professionals Can Lead on Green Freight

News|May 12, 2022

Pacific Basin, Nihon Shipyard and Mitsui team up on zero-emission vessels

Press Release|May 3, 2022

Ahead of the Global Fossil Gas Bunkering Summit, groups pan the use of fossil fuels

News|May 2, 2022

Listen: Can the Los Angeles-Shanghai green shipping corridor save the sector and the planet?

News|Apr 29, 2022

IN PHOTOS: Environmental activists protest Target’s shipping pollution

News|Apr 27, 2022

Happy Earth Day, Mr. President: Seattleites protest Biden at executive order signing

Insight|Apr 26, 2022

Retail giants play an outsized role in port pollution

News|Apr 25, 2022

Biden signs old tree protection order on Seattle Earth Day visit

News|Apr 25, 2022

West Coast Environmentalists Step Up Calls for Green Corridors and Zero-Emission Shipping

News|Apr 25, 2022

Teenagers protest corporate ocean pollution

News|Apr 25, 2022

Environmental Activists Hold Earth Day Protest As Biden Visits Seward Park

News|Apr 25, 2022

On Earth Day, Activists Call for Faster Action on Shipping Emissions

News|Apr 25, 2022

Long Beach climate activists protest ship pollution on Earth Day

Press Release|Apr 22, 2022

On Earth Day, activists in 3 West Coast cities protest Target’s role in climate change

News|Apr 22, 2022

AMERICAS: SHIP IT ZERO CALLING FOR SEATTLE-BUSAN GREEN SHIPPING CORRIDOR

Press Release|Apr 20, 2022

Ahead of Biden visit, climate advocates call for Seattle-Busan green shipping corridor

News|Apr 6, 2022

Five European ports partner with Mærsk Centre on green corridor

News|Apr 6, 2022

This startup designed an electric cargo ship to cross the ocean

News|Apr 6, 2022

Logistics gets on a sustainable track

Insight|Apr 5, 2022

Houston and Walmart must clean up their port pollution

News|Apr 4, 2022

Number of Zero Emission Shipping Projects Nearly Doubled in Past Year

Insight|Mar 23, 2022

Walmart’s Dirty Shipping Problem

News|Mar 16, 2022

Maersk is First Shipping Company to Join Amazon’s Climate Pledge

News|Mar 11, 2022

Big Week of Innovations for Zero-Emissions Shipping

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Press Release|Mar 4, 2022

Pacific Environment Calls on Biden Administration for a Zero Emission Ship Standard, Protection for Port Communities

Insight|Feb 24, 2022

Introducing “End Port Pollution Now” Demand

News|Feb 23, 2022

Ship It Zero Calls on Walmart to Ditch Fossil-Fuelled Ocean Shipping

News|Feb 23, 2022

Ship It Zero Campaign to Walmart: Protecting Oceans Requires Zero Emissions Shipping

Press Release|Feb 22, 2022

Ship It Zero Campaign to Walmart: Protecting Oceans Requires Zero Emissions Shipping

News|Feb 16, 2022

ESW will now provide carbon-neutral shipping

News|Feb 14, 2022

Ship It Zero welcomes Energy Observer 2 and renews calls for retailers to use zero-emission ships

News|Feb 14, 2022

Offshore wind farms could double as electric charging stations for ships

News|Feb 11, 2022

Ship It Zero Welcomes Energy Observer 2 and Renews Calls For Retailers To Use Zero-Emission Ships

News|Feb 10, 2022

Ship It Zero Coalition calls on Walmart, Target, Amazon and IKEA to move their business to carriers that offer zero emission solutions

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Press Release|Feb 10, 2022

New Clean Cargo Ship Signals Continued Technology Availability

News|Feb 4, 2022

Shipping giants under fire for record profits, fees as pandemic continues

News|Feb 3, 2022

LA and Shanghai ports in green shipping corridor partnership

News|Feb 1, 2022

Advocates welcome Ports of Los Angeles, Shanghai announcement of first transpacific green shipping corridor commitment

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Press Release|Feb 1, 2022

Advocates Welcome Ports of Los Angeles, Shanghai Announcement of First Transpacific Green Shipping Corridor Commitment

News|Jan 28, 2022

Maersk launches the world’s first offshore electric vessel-charging station venture

Insight|Jan 28, 2022

Coalition For A Safe Environment: Availability of Zero Emissions Cargo Ships

News|Jan 28, 2022

New study: California’s trailblazing diesel rules save lives

News|Jan 27, 2022

The world’s first all-electric container ship

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Press Release|Jan 26, 2022

Maersk to Test Electric Charging Stations for Ports, Reducing Emissions From Fossil-fueled Ocean Cargo Ships by 5 Million Tons a Year Overall

News|Jan 26, 2022

Maersk to tackle air pollution at ports with ship-charging buoys

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

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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 20, 2021

Inside the ‘Aggressive’ Goal to Make LA Port Ships 100% Zero Emission

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

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News|May 13, 2022

Supply Chain Professionals Can Lead on Green Freight

News|May 12, 2022

Pacific Basin, Nihon Shipyard and Mitsui team up on zero-emission vessels

Shady Ships Report

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

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