{"id":3877,"date":"2023-11-24T15:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2023\/11\/24\/green-fuel-scarcity-could-scupper-decarbonisation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:07:35","slug":"green-fuel-scarcity-could-scupper-decarbonisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/alternative-fuels-greenport\/green-fuel-scarcity-could-scupper-decarbonisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Green fuel scarcity could scupper decarbonisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The \u2018Developing P&amp;O Maritime Logistics\u2019 Decarbonisation Pathway\u2019 paper, authored by head of HSSEQ, Benjamin Neal, addresses the obstacles faced by the industry as it aims to halt the 90% to 130% increase in maritime greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 that the IMO projects without major decarbonisation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Among these challenges, the identification of alternative fuel availability emerges as a central concern. With extensive debate around fuels such as methanol, ammonia, biofuels, hydrogen fuel cells, batteries and even nuclear energy, P&amp;O Maritime Logistics acknowledges the need for research to assess which fuel is most suitable in a variety of settings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are embarking on a transformative journey, carving a sustainable path for the maritime industry\u2019s future,\u201d said Martin Helweg, chief executive of P&amp;O Maritime Logistics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy charting a strategic course that addresses challenges head-on and leverages opportunities, we are not just navigating change, we are leading it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The maritime offshore business model\u2019s focus on short-term contracts and cost efficiency poses a significant hurdle to decarbonisation efforts, says the paper, which highlights the need for alternative business approaches that incentivise investment in decarbonisation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lack of alternative fuel availability may hinder marine decarbonisation, according to the latest whitepaper from P&amp;O Maritime Logistics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-3877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-fuels-greenport"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3877"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3879,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3877\/revisions\/3879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3877"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=3877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}