As we gear up for another exciting period for the All Aboard Alliance and the maritime industry, it’s clear that diversity, equity, and inclusion are more vital than ever. With our industry being a melting pot of people and cultures, reflecting the interconnectedness of the world and the exchange of goods and ideas across our global landscape, ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion is key to remaining resilient and attractive.

A new report by the Global Maritime Forum and RMI (founded as the Rocky Mountain Institute), under Mission Innovation’s umbrella, outlines strategies for ports to become first movers in providing green methanol and ammonia bunkering.

The Annual Summit 2023 was held in Athens just three months after the International Maritime Organization (IMO) unveiled a significantly more ambitious greenhouse gas strategy for the shipping sector. The gathering was thus arguably the first time that many of those tasked with turning the policy framework into action were together in one room.

Improving the operational efficiency of voyages is a triple win: while reducing fuel use and operating expenditures, it reduces greenhouse gas emissions today and paves the way for the uptake of more expensive zero-emission fuels in the long run.

The 2023 Annual Progress Report on Green Shipping Corridors shows that green corridor initiatives are expanding and maturing but a number of challenges old and new could still prevent green corridors from unlocking wider maritime decarbonisation.

In recent years, momentum towards zero-emission shipping has been building, with maritime leaders pioneering zero-emission technologies and calling for regulatory frameworks.

Eleven leading maritime companies will use one pilot vessel each to test a variety of real-life measures to improve working conditions for seafarers.

Leading maritime companies voice their ambition to adopt vessel optimisation strategies that can decrease annual fuel consumption by 20%, reduce annual emissions by more than 200 million tonnes of CO2, and enable the uptake of more expensive, scalable zero-emission fuels in the long run.

A new report from UMAS, Getting to Zero Coalition, and Race to Zero finds that while it is possible for scalable zero-emission fuels to make up 5% of international shipping fuels by 2030 – shipping’s breakthrough target – the window of opportunity will close soon and rapid action is required from the industry.

Colombia stands to benefit from international shipping’s shift to scalable zero-emission fuels due to its low potential cost for producing green hydrogen, access to two oceans and ability to leverage renewable energy resources.