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INDUSTRY TOPICS

Reduction of greenhouse For more information, please visit:
http://www.intercargo.org/news/topics/emissions
gas (GHG) emissions

INTERCARGO fully supports the Shipping is so global, that only a truly global regulator such
as the International Maritime Organization can provide the
IMO’s ambition to achieve net zero level playing field needed for this diverse industry and all the
emission shipping by or around nations it serves. The ambition to achieve net zero emis-
sion shipping requires urgent acceleration in the develop-
2050, however, the challenges ment of green technologies, propulsion systems, fuels and
ahead are huge and the time left related infrastructure and “Green Hub”, along with mecha-
nisms, including the industry’s proposed levy-based eco-
to achieve them very limited. nomic measure, which would allow the transition to net ze-
Collaboration and action by all ro carbon shipping.
stakeholders in the maritime dry In order to build a realistic pathway to net zero emissions
and achieve the milestones for 2030 and 2040 included in
cargo chain is vital the IMO’s strategy, challenges must be dealt with holistical-
ly by the entire supply chain and we must all share responsi-
Please also refer to INTERCARGO’s relevant public communi- bility. A wide spectrum of stakeholders including shipyards,
cations over the last 12 months engine builders, technology providers, charterers, ports,
(https://www.intercargo.org/news/category/media-releases/) : terminals, cargo shippers and receivers, banks, and insur-
July 7, 2023: INTERCARGO Statement on IMO GHG Strategy ers must play their part on this joint journey to a greener fu-
ture. It is also critical that governments across the globe
June 30, 2023: INTERCARGO statement: IMO’s mid-term de-
must now assume their responsibilities in practice, in order
carbonisation measures should be simple and effective
to enable shipping to decarbonise successfully, developing
June 2, 2023: “Don’t regulate shipping in isolation warns IN- the necessary infrastructure to ensure availability of low/ze-
TERCARGO as members meet in Dubai” ro carbon fuels in ports around the world.
December 7, 2022: “INTERCARGO Statement on IMO Decar-
bonisation Ambitions, Medium-Term Measures and Carbon
Intensity Indicators”

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