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Shippers, carriers unite against Ship It Zero's green shaming
来源：shippingazette 编辑：编辑部 发布：2023/08/14 09:05:45
OCEAN carriers and shippers have hit back at environmentalists measuring of companies' decarbonisation progress with the industry demanding regulation to stimulate green fuel production, reports the UK's Seatrade Maritime News.
Shippers and carriers agree that the broader decarbonisation process was beyond their control, pointing to regulatory failures, in the case of the UN's International Martime Organisation (IMO) and to the consortia regulations that are failing to create the economic conditions to see green shipping flourish.
Global Shippers' Forum (GSF) director James Hookham said that the GSF was encouraging companies to join organisations such as CoZEV, Cargo Owners for Zero Emission Vehicles, which promote the use of low carbon shipping through creating demand for the low carbon solutions.
But Ship It Zero leader Eric Leveridge said: "CoZEV has very limited membership, and something we repeatedly urge companies to do throughout the report is to join CoZEV."
Mr Leveridge argues that companies on both sides of the supply chain equation must intensify their efforts to meet the climate change challenge.
"We don't have a climate 'problem', we have a climate crisis. But CoZEV membership is not enough. The world is experiencing the hottest temperatures in 120,000 years, yet only a handful of companies have a decarbonisation goal of 2040, which is still 16 years away."
World Shipping Council president and CEO John Butler hit back at Mr Leveridge, saying: "Liner shipping is already investing in renewable fuel-capable ships and has more vessels capable of operating on near-zero e-fuels on order than the combined orderbooks for all other vessel types."
Shippers and carriers agree that the broader decarbonisation process was beyond their control, pointing to regulatory failures, in the case of the UN's International Martime Organisation (IMO) and to the consortia regulations that are failing to create the economic conditions to see green shipping flourish.
Global Shippers' Forum (GSF) director James Hookham said that the GSF was encouraging companies to join organisations such as CoZEV, Cargo Owners for Zero Emission Vehicles, which promote the use of low carbon shipping through creating demand for the low carbon solutions.
But Ship It Zero leader Eric Leveridge said: "CoZEV has very limited membership, and something we repeatedly urge companies to do throughout the report is to join CoZEV."
Mr Leveridge argues that companies on both sides of the supply chain equation must intensify their efforts to meet the climate change challenge.
"We don't have a climate 'problem', we have a climate crisis. But CoZEV membership is not enough. The world is experiencing the hottest temperatures in 120,000 years, yet only a handful of companies have a decarbonisation goal of 2040, which is still 16 years away."
World Shipping Council president and CEO John Butler hit back at Mr Leveridge, saying: "Liner shipping is already investing in renewable fuel-capable ships and has more vessels capable of operating on near-zero e-fuels on order than the combined orderbooks for all other vessel types."