• Published on 11 June 2023
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IMCA joins Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has joined The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping as a Mission Ambassador.

The World's 100,000 commercial vessels consume around 300 million tons of fuel every year making shipping accountable for around 3% of global carbon emissions. The not-for-profit, independent research and development organisation exists to accelerate the sustainable transition towards a Net Zero future for the maritime industry through collaboration, applied research, and regulatory reform.

As a Mission Ambassador, IMCA will share insights, knowledge, and research from the marine contracting industry with the Center and input into its research and work programme.

Commenting on the news, Allen Leatt, IMCA CEO, said: “While our sector is a specialist niche within the much larger global maritime industry, our members’ hands-on experience of offshore energy means we are crucial stakeholders with a strong and relevant voice.”

“We’re looking forward to supporting the Center and sharing their progress with our membership.”

The Center has developed several trial projects across ship design, power solutions, safety and operations, biofuels, life-cycle assessment, fuel concepts, green corridors, and ship technology, to support the sustainable transition to Net Zero.

Find out more about The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping at their website:
www.zerocarbonshipping.com

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About IMCA:

For more than 50 years, the International Marine Contractors (IMCA) has built a global reputation in the development of safe and efficient standards and guidelines for offshore operations. Today it supports more than 700 Member companies around the world to deliver a new offshore energy mix – safely and sustainably.

Find out more: www.imca-int.com 

About the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping 

The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) is an independent, not-for-profit research and development center established in 2020 with funding from the A.P. Moller Foundation. Our purpose is to guide and accelerate the decarbonization of the global maritime industry.  This complex challenge requires unprecedented collaboration across sectors, industries, and geographies. 

Working with our partners, governments, authorities, public sector bodies, scientists, and organizations across the global maritime industry we aim to inform, de-risk decision-making, and spark real climate action.  We are technology agnostic and have no vested interest in specific decarbonization solutions. We explore free of commercial considerations and independent of partner strategies. As a result, we deliver independent analyses of how the transition is progressing and offer clear, data-driven recommendations for accelerating maritime decarbonization. 

Strategic Partners to the Center include: Alfa Laval, American Bureau of Shipping, A.P. Moller - Maersk, bp, Cargill, CF Industries, Equinor, DP World, Hapag-Lloyd, MAN Energy Solutions, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsui, NORDEN, NYK Line, Rio Tinto, Royal Caribbean Group, Seaspan Corporation, Siemens Energy, Stolt Tankers, Sumitomo Corporation, Swire Group, Topsoe, TotalEnergies and V.Group.