Tag Archives: Sustainable shipping

China-France Green Corridors: A New Blueprint for Maritime Decarbonization

Green corridors are a meaningful approach to emissions reduction for shipping. They coordinate the various factors required to make emissions reductions possible. Designating a green corridor will ensure that emissions-reducing fuels will be available in sufficient quantity for the ships calling, and the infrastructure for production and delivery is there. On-shore power will also be available for ships, so they do not need to operate engines just to provide power for the ship support. And in the port, cargo handling equipment can also be designed with cleaner emissions. Properly done, drayage functions will also operate with cleaner power.

It’s great to see a new green corridor connecting China and France. The ports involved are both important stops. And we can anticipate more trade between the EU and
China because of the American tariff hoopla.

Michele Labrut,Americas Correspondent

February 6, 2026

https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ports-logistics/first-green-shipping-corridor-between-france-and-china

The Bottleneck in Green Fuel Supply for Shipping Industry

DNV, a major classification service for the maritime industry (it stands for Det Norske Veritas), is reporting that accounting for newbuilds that can burn alternate green(er) fuels, the bottleneck will be the supply of these fuels for maritime use.

It calls the phenomenon a “fuel transition tipping point”. It’s a strong demand signal for fuel producers. The graph shows the exponentially rising number of alternative fuel ships in the fleet, and adds the order book for the future. Methanol seems to be increasing quickly.

The infrastructure just isn’t there yet, and bunker operators and fuel producers need to step up their investments.

Green corridors are one approach that is gaining traction. In this scenario, several partners join forces with ports, fuel producers and bunker operators to make sure the infrastructure is there for fueling with green fuels on the route, usually point-to-point. Maersk has been a leader in this effort. Others are getting on board.

You can read the DNV maritime forecast to 2050 report here.

Sam Chambers September 11, 2025

https://splash247.com/shippings-fuel-transition-hits-a-supply-side-reality-check/

Bulk carriers and containerships moving at slowest speeds

Slow steaming is a good way to save on fuel costs and meet the new IMO requirements. So ships have slowed down. But I was amazed at the graph below, showing a trend for quite a while.

Slowing down is an important way of cutting CO2 emissions from fuel oil. It also implies that more ships are needed to meet planned sailings on a scheduled route. It’s a deliberate reduction of individual ship ‘productivity’, since fewer paid cargo-carrying trips can be made in a year. But it may be a better fit with the demand for shipments right now, and it might result in fuller vessels.

We should remember that slow steaming will not eliminate CO2 emissions problems; it’s a stopgap at best. New types of power with very low or zero emissions through their life cycle well-to-wake must be developed. The investments have to be made.

Sam Chambers October 2, 2023

Bulk carriers and containerships moving at slowest speeds on record this year