Tag: Fuels
Ship It Zero coalition sends open letter to Target requesting meeting to discuss health-harming pollution
July 5, 2022
— In an open letter to Brian Cornell, CEO of Target, the coalition is holding the retailer accountable for its outsized role in the port congestion crisis.
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Long Beach City Council OKs resolution calling for 100% zero-emissions shipping
June 23, 2022
— “As a hub for international trade, Long Beach and its residents face significant impacts from cargo ship pollutants,” Al Austin II, Long Beach City Council Member, District 8, said.
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San Pedro Bay Port Complex to Commit to 100% Zero-Emissions Ocean Shipping by 2030
June 23, 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.
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Ship It Zero resolution passes Long Beach City Council
June 22, 2022
— This resolution would unite the nation’s largest ports, Los Angeles and Long Beach – and the largest U.S. seaport complex – in making the commitment of zero-emissions ocean shipping by 2030.
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Ship It Zero Coalition to CMA CGM: time to set sail on zero-emissions ships is now
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.
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Ahead of the Global Fossil Gas Bunkering Summit, groups pan the use of fossil fuels
May 3, 2022
— Ship It Zero campaigns says the time to get off of dirty fossil fuels starts now
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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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Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council Adopts Ship It Zero Resolution
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.
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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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New coalition hopes to create demand drivers for sustainable solutions
November 5, 2021
— A new multinational coalition aims to decarbonize “hard-to-abate” sectors such as shipping and provide much-needed demand signals for zero-emissions fuels and technologies.
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As 100 ships idle offshore, California communities see rise in toxic pollutants
October 28, 2021
— Together, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are responsible for about 40 percent of the country’s imports. Now, cargo ships are being forced to wait offshore for an average of 10 days as increased consumer spending, labor shortages, and other issues brought on or worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic continue to impact supply chains and cause slowdowns.
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Backups at L.A., Long Beach ports cause air pollution concerns
October 28, 2021
— Pollution is becoming a growing problem for people living near the congested ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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Big shippers promise zero carbon by 2040. Too late, say climate activists
October 27, 2021
— Major shippers including Amazon, Ikea, and Unilever say they will stop putting their stuff on ships that burn fossil fuels in the next 20 years.
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Amazon, Ikea and other big companies commit to zero-emission shipping by 2040
October 19, 2021
— In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in global trade, a coalition of companies that includes Amazon and Ikea has pledged to use only ocean shippers that use zero-carbon fuel by 2040.
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Amazon, Ikea and Unilever pledge zero emission shipping by 2040
October 19, 2021
— Amazon, Ikea, Unilever and Michelin are among nine multinational companies that have committed to switching all of their ocean freight to vessels powered by zero-carbon fuels by 2040.
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Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040
October 19, 2021
— Amazon and IKEA are among commercial users of container shipping that will opt for zero-carbon marine fuels by 2040 in a new initiative aimed at speeding up decarbonisation in the maritime sector.
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Amazon, Ikea and Unilever pledge zero-carbon shipping by 2040
October 19, 2021
— Nine big companies including Amazon, Ikea and Unilever have signed up to a pledge to only move cargo on ships using zero-carbon fuel by 2040.
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Port Sets 2030 Goals for More Breathable Air Via Maritime Clean Air Strategy
October 15, 2021
— The Port of San Diego board has approved a policy intended to help the agency identify projects and initiatives to improve health through cleaner air around San Diego Bay.
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Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
October 15, 2021
— The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, two of the nation’s busiest, create more than 100 tons a day of smog that choke local communities.
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Maersk correct to reject fossil gas in ocean shipping’s clean energy transition
October 15, 2021
— Ship It Zero defends Maersk’s commitment to move away from all oil and gas products for maritime fuel
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Walmart, Target Must Take Accountability for Spiking Port Pollution in Los Angeles, Long Beach
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.
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Ikea called out for its role in shipping emissions
October 7, 2021
— Climate activists are demanding Dutch-based homeware giant Ikea to transition to zero-emissions cargo shipping vessels by 2030.
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COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN INTRODUCES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR TRANSITION TO 100% ZERO EMISSION SHIPPING AT PORT OF LOS ANGELES BY 2030
October 5, 2021
— COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN INTRODUCES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR TRANSITION TO 100% ZERO EMISSION SHIPPING AT PORT OF LOS ANGELES BY 2030.
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Global shipping is a big emitter, the industry must commit to drastic action before it is too late
September 20, 2021
— Last week three Pacific Island states – the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands – officially asked the IMO to drastically scale up its ambition for decarbonising the shipping sector.
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Ikea: Shipping plays a vital role in reaching climate neutrality in 2030
September 17, 2021
— As one of the major US importers, Ikea shares part of the responsibility for carbons emissions from the container fleet, as established by a recent report. Sea freight is important for our carbon plans, Ikea tells ShippingWatch.
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Søren Toft vows MSC will be net zero by 2050
September 16, 2021
— Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has gone on the record to publicly state for the first time its intention to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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Zero-Emission Shipping | Cronkite News
September 9, 2021
— The demand for everything Amazon delivers only seems to grow, but environmental activists are demanding use of zero-emission shipping to reduce the impact of transportation on our air and oceans.
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Climate activists call out Amazon’s ship pollution
September 1, 2021
— Climate activists with the Ship It Zero coalition gathered near major American ports on Tuesday, as part of two separate events demanding that retail giant Amazon transitions to zero-emissions cargo shipping vessels.
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Letters to the Editor: Diesel pollution is killing port area residents. Why isn’t this an emergency?
August 19, 2021
— Pollution from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is not just choking Southern California; it is killing the residents of the fence-line communities around the ports. We are in a public health emergency, but no one is responding to it as such.
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Retailers’ Dirty Secret: Emissions In Shipping Freight
August 9, 2021
— Retailers are touting their ambitious emissions targets. Yet just getting their products across the ocean creates more greenhouse-gas emissions than all 2 billion of America’s cars and truck combined. Retailers (and manufacturers) can expect to face increasing pressures to monitor and manage their maritime freight emissions.
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IKEA Rejects LNG For Shipping
May 12, 2021
— Furniture company IKEA, a major user of shipping, has rejected the use of LNG as a marine fuel.
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Natural Gas Won’t Decarbonize Shipping, But The Fuel Is Here To Stay
February 4, 2020
— Investments in LNG-powered ships are growing despite debate over the impact gas will have on the environment.
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