September 26, 2024 — Our session, “Building a Just Transportation Ecosystem” during Climate Week was a key opportunity to highlight that the transportation sector, and the corporations that are behind it, is a key driver in the climate crisis, comprising about a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions.

May 9, 2023 — International ocean shipping is oftentimes out of the spotlight, but the air pollution emissions from this sector have direct health impacts on coastal and port communities.

July 18, 2022 — Today, we mark Ship It Zero’s one-year anniversary. It’s a moment to reflect on what we’ve accomplished and where we’re going — because there’s still more work to do.

July 12, 2022 — While international shipping is frequently low profile, the air pollution emissions from this sector have very real health impacts on coastal and port communities.

June 28, 2022 — We, the undersigned members of the Los Angeles and Long Beach Ship It Zero coalition, consisting of climate, environmental justice, public health, and faith groups, write to request a meeting with [Target CEO Brian Cornell] in Southern California regarding health-harming pollution from your ocean cargo imports. 

June 6, 2022 — Port Residents Demand Zero-Emissions Shipping at Target Annual General Meeting.

May 23, 2022 — Cargo companies like CMA-CGM, A.P. Moller-Maersk, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, Evergreen Marine, and Ocean Network Express have reported record-breaking profits as a result of Covid-related consumer spending and supply chain disruptions over the last two years. It is your duty to invest these resources in reducing fossil fuel use and catalyzing the shift to zero emissions vessels.

April 26, 2022 — CSULB students call on Target to make commitment on 100% zero-emissions shipping this decade.

April 5, 2022 — Cleaning up our ports isn’t just an environmental issue; it’s a matter of building a healthier America and world. It’s about time that Houston, Walmart, and CMA-CGM act to clean up our ports and protect our neighbors.

March 23, 2022 — In advance of the upcoming Society of Environmental Journalists Conference, we are providing a backgrounder with Houston shipping facts and some information on how Walmart has contributed to port pollution nationwide and in the Houston area. 

February 24, 2022 — The Ship It Zero campaign is excited to announce the addition of our newest demand to retailers and their ocean shipping carriers, End Port Pollution Now.

January 28, 2022 — Coalition for a Safe Environment’s Jesse Marquez reminds us that several zero-emissions cargo ships are already on the market now, in 2022.

October 14, 2021 — Watch as friends of Ship It Zero gather in Long Beach, CA —notoriously nicknamed "Asthma Alley"— to highlight the harrowing community health impacts of port pollution and call for an end to Amazon's fossil-fueled ocean shipping.

September 30, 2021 — Ship It Zero has hit the big screen! We’re proud to premiere All Aboard Ship It Zero. Watch the video to understand the problem with dirty ocean shipping — and the solutions.

August 2, 2021 — August marks the start of “retail restocking season” – that is, a period of surging maritime imports into the U.S. to prepare retailers for the coming holiday seasons. And this year, American ports are heading into their busiest – and perhaps most backed-up – peak season yet.

March 9, 2021 — The ambition of the Getting to Zero Coalition is to have commercially viable zero emission vessels operating along deep sea trade routes by 2030. But at what degree of adoption do zero emission fuels become “commercially viable”?

November 17, 2020 — 74 percent say they’d be more likely to shop at a company that used cleaner shipping practices.