Tag: Maersk
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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Maersk, CMA CGM announce partnership to accelerate green fuels
September 19, 2023
— Copenhagen, Denmark (September 19, 2023) — Maersk and CMA CGM have announced that they will join forces to move shipping decarbonization forward, including setting net zero targets and investing in the energy transition, as well as working together to develop the use of alternative greener fuels for container ships.
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Amazon ships goods on first zero-carbon Maersk ocean ship
September 14, 2023
— Maersk named its first-ever zero-emissions ocean ship, the Laura Maersk. Just recently, Amazon transported goods on this ship from Shanghai to Rotterdam. Amazon also recently finalized a 2023-2024 agreement with Maersk for the transport of 20,000 40-foot equivalent containers using methanol through Maersk’s “ECO Delivery” ocean product offering.
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Ship It Zero Coalition to CMA CGM: Cancel LNG newbuild orders, invest only in zero-emission ships
April 12, 2023
— Climate and public health campaign Ship It Zero on Wednesday (12 April) has praised French shipping giant CMA CGM for its latest order of 12 methanol-powered container ships but has criticised its order for more LNG-fuelled boxships.
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CMA CGM pulls ahead in zero-emission ocean shipping race, still trails Maersk in reducing LNG fleet
April 12, 2023
— CMA CGM, the top ocean shipping supplier for Walmart, announced that it has ordered 12 methanol-powered container ships, pulling ahead of Maersk with the most orders for zero-emission ships. In June of last year, the company announced that it had ordered six ships with dual-fuel methanol engines as part of its climate strategy.
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CMA CGM pulls ahead in zero-emission ocean shipping race, still trails Maersk in reducing LNG fleet
April 12, 2023
— SAN FRANCISCO – CMA CGM, the top ocean shipping supplier for Walmart, announced that it has ordered 12 methanol-powered container ships, pulling ahead of Maersk with the most orders for zero-emission ships. In June of last year, the company announced that it had ordered six ships with dual-fuel methanol engines as part of its climate strategy.
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Maersk is First Shipping Company to Join Amazon’s Climate Pledge
March 16, 2022
— Nearly 100 additional companies, including Maersk, have joined The Climate Pledge, an environmental imitative in part led by Amazon where signatories commit to achieving full decarbonization of their operations by 2040, ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement.
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Maersk launches the world’s first offshore electric vessel-charging station venture
January 28, 2022
— Now is the perfect time for international ocean shipping companies to invest their record profits into a horizon of hope for our shared future on this planet.
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Maersk to Test Electric Charging Stations for Ports, Reducing Emissions From Fossil-fueled Ocean Cargo Ships by 5 Million Tons a Year Overall
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.
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Maersk to tackle air pollution at ports with ship-charging buoys
January 26, 2022
— Shipping group Maersk plans to install hundreds of offshore charging stations around the world to allow vessels to power themselves with electricity instead of fossil fuels while waiting outside ports.
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Maersk could push the entire shipping industry to move up its climate goals
January 13, 2022
— Maersk’s announcement raises the pressure on its rivals to cut emissions more aggressively. The rest of the world’s largest shipping lines are also sitting on billions of dollars of pandemic profits.
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Ship It Zero Calls Maersk’s 2040 Pledge a ‘Necessary Step’ Towards Zero Emissions Cargo Shipping
January 13, 2022
— Ship It Zero coalition members Stand.earth and Pacific Environment say Maersk’s decision to aim for net zero climate emissions by 2040 – 10 years earlier than its initial target date– is an ‘industry-leading commitment’ but they have expressed concern that the shipping giant’s 2030 goals rely on offsets.
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Maersk Accelerates Ocean Shipping Climate Ambitions by Decade Aims to Halve Climate Emissions by 2030 and Achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2040
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.
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