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Read about the waves we’re making in the media about zero-emissions maritime shipping.
Green critics hit out at carrier appetite for LNG fuel
September 20, 2023
— Following Maersk’s green partnership with CMA CGM, announced just one week after Maersk’s methanol “new industrial revolution”, environmental coalition Ship It Zero has expressed concern over the French liner giant’s preoccupation with LNG.
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Amazon, IKEA and other major brands invite bids for zero-emission shipping
September 13, 2023
— An alliance of freight buyers that includes e-commerce giant Amazon and the world’s largest furniture retailer IKEA has invited shipping lines to place their bids to move 600,000 containers over a three-year period on ships that offer a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional fossil fuels on a lifecycle basis.
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Hapag-Lloyd is unhappy with low grade in new climate rating
August 24, 2023
— The German container carrier is unhappy to fi nish last in a new rating of climate initiatives, behind China’s Cosco and others. Anenvironmental organization explains why.
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Ikea actually got a decent grade for its sustainable shipping goals
August 10, 2023
— Ikea scored a lot higher than other big-name retailers for its efforts to cut down shipping pollution. Report cards are out for retailers’ climate goals, specifically when it comes to tackling the pollution from their shipping. Compared to other retail giants, Ikea managed to get surprisingly high scores.
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Retailers and Carriers Fall Short on Ship It Zero’s Decarbonization Score Card
August 3, 2023
— Climate and public health campaign Ship it Zero says the results of its inaugural Shipping Decarbonisation Report Card put ‘retailers and carrier lines on notice to clean up their shipping problem.’
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Amazon quietly ditched its plan to make half of all shipments carbon neutral by 2030
May 30, 2023
— An Amazon spokesperson told Fast Company that the change shouldn’t be taken to mean that the company wasn’t still working toward earlier internal goals. “Nothing has changed in our commitment to decarbonize our operations,” the spokesperson said. Will Evans, a reporter from the Center for Investigative Reporting who first discovered the change in policy, asked Amazon if the pledge had been eliminated because the company was going to miss the goal, and was told that wasn’t the case. Still, if the company was on track to hit the target, it’s not clear why they wouldn’t want to celebrate that publicly.
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Nike Setting Sail With ‘World First’ Watercraft
May 30, 2023
— The unveiling comes after Nike was cited by climate and public health group Ship it Zero as the top U.S. ocean import polluter—responsible for 87,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions—in 2021. While the H₂ Barge 1 is not equipped for ocean sailing, it is the only inland vessel anywhere to be powered by hydrogen, said Nike. It retrofitted the ship’s standard diesel-guzzling combustion engine with hydrogen-powered, emission-free technology. The vessel releases nothing but humid air and clean water and is “far quieter” than conventional diesel-fueled vessels, wasting less energy through hull vibrations and heat and offering what’s described as a more comfortable environment for the crew.
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The Climate Crisis Gives Sailing Ships a Second Wind
May 4, 2023
— Cargo vessels are some of the dirtiest vehicles in existence. Can a centuries-old technology help to clean them up?
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