The P4G-Getting to Zero Coalition report “Shipping’s energy transition: strategic opportunities in Mexico” explores the potential for Mexico to accelerate and to benefit from international maritime decarbonization. The report finds that Mexico has the potential to establish itself as a global leader within maritime decarbonization by engaging in green fuel production and bunkering. However, doing so will require quick and strategic action.

The July Crew Change Indicator shows a stable crew change situation with numbers at similar levels since December 2021.

The Global Maritime Forum’s Annual Summit 2022 will convene senior leaders in New York City in late September. Participants will work collectively to identify how to take action on recent turbulent changes in global trade patterns, decarbonization, and human sustainability.

More than 100 representatives from the Getting to Zero Coalition convened this week in Copenhagen for the Coalition’s third working session which, after two long years of virtual events, took take place in person with the objective of concretizing the ambition of a full decarbonization of the maritime sector by 2050.

For the first time, some of the world’s largest energy, agriculture, mining, and commodity trading companies publish the climate alignment of their shipping activities and gain access to new data that will allow them to work with their business partners in driving carbon efficiency and reductions and align their chartering activities with climate action goals.

The June Crew Change Indicator continues to point to an encouraging global stabilization of the crew change situation. While challenges persist, these are not reflected as an increase in seafarers remaining onboard beyond contract expiry.

The new P4G-Getting to Zero Coalition report “Shipping’s energy transition: strategic opportunities in South Africa” explores the potential for South Africa to benefit from international maritime decarbonization. The report finds that South Africa, with its strong maritime connections and large renewable potential, has several promising business opportunities that could spur growth and a just transition, while accelerating decarbonization within and outside the maritime sector.

The members of the All Aboard Alliance are united by a collective ambition to make the maritime industry attractive and innovative for new generations of talent both on shore and at sea.

Zero-emission fuels and vessels must start being deployed at scale over the next decade to achieve full decarbonisation of the shipping sector by 2050. By strategic utilization of shipping emission revenues, EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ can trigger zero-emission shipping fuel investment and have EU lead the way towards zero-emission shipping by mid-Century.

The May Crew Change Indicator records a tiny increase in seafarers onboard vessels beyond their contract expiry since April but overall does not indicate that the fears of a re-escalation of the crew change crisis due to the war in Ukraine have been fulfilled.