March 9, 2023 — Ship It Zero welcomes establishment of “ZEMBA” to accelerate zero-emission shipping.

March 1, 2023 — New research released today by the Ship It Zero campaign finds that Walmart, Target and Home Depot were the largest ocean import polluters of 2021, as e-commerce demands skyrocketed in the U.S. and globally.

November 8, 2022 — The global retail giant Walmart Corporation has again chosen not to take even basic steps to address its massive maritime pollution footprint by failing to join either the Green Shipping Challenge or the First Movers Coalition in the opening days of COP27.

September 22, 2022 — Environmental Groups Welcome Target Commitment Secured by Community Advocacy

September 8, 2022 — The Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed a Ship It Zero resolution 12-0. Minneapolis City Council President Andrea Jenkins and City Council Member Robin Wonsley Worlobah co-introduced the resolution on September 6, calling on top maritime import polluters to the United States, including Minneapolis’s own Target Corporation, to commit to making all imports to the United States on 100% zero-emission ships by 2030.

August 30, 2022 — Amazon announced that it would adopt green hydrogen – starting in 2025 – to decarbonize its operations. The contract will provide power for 30,000 forklifts or 800 heavy-duty trucks. Even though ocean shipping was mentioned in the announcement, Amazon did not give a firm commitment to when it would green its ocean cargo shipping operations.

July 12, 2022 — Dozens of Health Care Experts Join Webinar, Deliver Letter to Minneapolis-Based Target Corporation

June 22, 2022 — Long Beach City Councilmember Cindy Allen introduced the resolution on Earth Day, calling on Long Beach’s top maritime importers to commit to making all port calls to the San Pedro Port Complex, which includes the Port of Long Beach, on 100% zero-emissions ships by 2030.

June 8, 2022 — With 15 minutes left in the meeting, Target ended the call – leaving unanswered questions for port residents.

June 6, 2022 — CMA-CGM, top ocean shipping supplier for Walmart, announced that it has ordered six ships with dual-fuel methanol engines as part of its climate strategy.

May 3, 2022 — Ship It Zero campaigns says the time to get off of dirty fossil fuels starts now

April 22, 2022 — Events in Long Beach, Seattle, Bellingham highlight retail giant’s outsized role in ocean shipping pollution, impacts on decreasing life expectancy of West Coast port communities. The Ship It Zero coalition also welcomes U.S. President Biden’s pledge on green shipping corridors.

April 20, 2022 — Ship It Zero coalition demands retail companies, government leaders, port authorities work together on zero-emissions ocean shipping.

March 4, 2022 — On March 1, President Biden mentioned port modernization and environmental justice in his State of the Union address, saying “We’ll create good jobs for millions of Americans, modernizing roads, airports, ports, and waterways all across America."

February 22, 2022 — Walmart Senior Vice President for Sustainability Jane Ewing will be a keynote speaker at the  9th annual World Ocean Summit Virtual Week taking place from March 1–4, 2022. Climate advocates with the Ship It Zero campaign are calling on Walmart to stop ignoring its massive ocean and climate pollution problem, as the company touts its narrow focus on overfishing.

February 10, 2022 — Ship It Zero Coalition Calls on Walmart, Target, Amazon and IKEA to Move their Business to Carriers that Offer Zero Emission Solutions 

February 1, 2022 — Ship It Zero Coalition and allies urge that shipping corridors cannot have any fossil fuels

January 26, 2022 — The Ship it Zero coalition applauded Maersk’s announcement to move towards zero-emissions shipping and called on other major shipping companies, like CMA-CGM, MSc, Cosco, Evergreen, and Yang Ming to follow its lead and continue building on this horizon of hope for our shared future.

January 13, 2022 — The Los Angeles area receives 40% of all containerized cargo imports to the United States coming through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, making the surrounding communities – which are primarily communities of color – particularly vulnerable to harmful pollutants.

January 12, 2022 — Major shipping corporation Maersk has announced plans to achieve net zero climate emissions in its business by 2040, a decade earlier than the company’s initial climate commitment made just four years ago.

December 15, 2021 — Minneapolis Council VP Andrea Jenkins, Council member-elect Robin Wonsley Warlobah, Council member-elect Aisha Chughtai, and the Faith Community will join the Ship It Zero coalition in calling on Target to end its contributions to the nation’s port pollution crisis and transition to zero emissions ocean cargo ships by 2030 at a press conference in MN.

November 29, 2021 — New research released by Ship It Zero coalition members takes an in-depth look at four major retail companies that import goods into the United States — Walmart, Target, Amazon, and IKEA — and maps their often-hidden relationships with the fossil-fueled cargo carriers they hire to transport their goods.

November 9, 2021 — The resolution also requires support for legislation or administrative action to rapidly decarbonize the maritime shipping industry and to create zero-emission shipping corridors along the California coast, the West Coast of the United States, and across the trans-Pacific trade route. 

November 4, 2021 — Ship It Zero said the First Movers Coalition has potential, particularly since it sets targets for action this decade, by 2030. 

October 19, 2021 — Global retail giants including Amazon and IKEA today announced a landmark commitment to move their products off of fossil-fueled maritime cargo ships by 2040, but environmental organizations with the Ship It Zero coalition say the commitment is too weak to address the urgent climate and public health crises tied to the ocean shipping sector.

October 15, 2021 — Ship It Zero defends Maersk’s commitment to move away from all oil and gas products for maritime fuel

October 14, 2021 — The Ship It Zero Coalition calls on the Biden-Harris administration, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Lowe’s and other retailers to share in detail with the public what actions they are taking to end air pollution from this surge in imports.

October 7, 2021 — De Ship It Zero-coalitie wijst op de groeiende vraag van consumenten naar vrachtvervoer zonder schadelijke uitstoot

October 7, 2021 — Ship It Zero coalition rally highlights growing consumer demand for zero-emissions cargo shipping

October 5, 2021 — COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN INTRODUCES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR TRANSITION TO 100% ZERO EMISSION SHIPPING AT PORT OF LOS ANGELES BY 2030.

August 31, 2021 — Climate and Environmental Justice Groups, Mothers, Students, and Youth push Amazon to Abandon Fossil Fuel Ships and Commit to 100% Zero-Emissions Ships in Port by 2030.

17 de agosto de 2021 - Los miembros de la coalición Ship It Zero, Stand.earth y Pacific Environment, aplauden el nuevo compromiso climático de la marca suiza de equipamiento para actividades al aire libre Mammut, líder del sector. El compromiso "pone el listón en la industria de la moda para una transición rápida y necesaria hacia el transporte marítimo de cero emisiones".

20 de julio de 2021 - El informe es el primero que utiliza datos de la cadena de suministro y de la carga, hasta ahora inaccesibles, y descubre que quince empresas son responsables de tanta contaminación por óxido de azufre, óxido nitroso y partículas como decenas de millones de vehículos y de la contaminación climática equivalente a 1,5 millones de hogares.