{"id":5674,"date":"2025-09-11T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T09:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2025\/09\/11\/shipping-nears-a-tipping-point-on-emissions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:18:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:18:25","slug":"shipping-nears-a-tipping-point-on-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/regulation-policy-greenport\/shipping-nears-a-tipping-point-on-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Shipping nears a tipping point on emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__brandcentral.dnv.com_download_DownloadGateway.dll-3Fh-3DBE1B38BB718539CC0AB58A5FF2EA7A832BECF0A670FD7B39A7E7ACE0BB1C5DEDD76794CAF20F2CC3FCA6DE04CFD3EC26&amp;d=DwMF-g&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=g6Fr8QjFAInhvwvx_xR-HqmpLsIrTb5a3kb-z08z2Tw&amp;m=in9AwW-z932qVP4WEwTddB0ml51KJDCAXOYZjCy0eg_oHxqXqaZnR_Fat5sAv0kP&amp;s=4WIzXNsDAGP17QUZ3l03X5Vsgj7MCbpR1bHHvPCTpPg&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DNV\u2019s latest Maritime Forecast to 2050<\/a>&nbsp;report warns that with the number of alternative-fuel-capable vessels set to nearly double by 2028, fleets could begin consuming up to 50 million tonnes of low-GHG fuels annually, far exceeding today\u2019s consumption of just 1 Mtoe.<\/p>\n<p>The widening gap underscores the urgent need for producers and infrastructure developers to scale up fuel supply and carbon capture capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe stage is set for the next phase of the maritime energy transition,\u201d said Knut \u00d8rbeck-Nilssen, CEO of DNV Maritime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IMO\u2019s Net-Zero Framework has imperfections and greater clarity is urgently needed around how the collected money will be spent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readiness-supply gap<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DNV\u2019s report highlights solutions to bridge the readiness-supply gap.<\/p>\n<p>Leveraging existing port infrastructure for biodiesel and bio-LNG could accelerate alternative fuel adoption, while onboard carbon capture could remove up to 75 million tonnes of CO\u2082 annually if just 20 major ports deploy offloading systems.<\/p>\n<p>Such measures could offset demand for 25 Mtoe of low-GHG fuels, helping achieve the IMO\u2019s 2030 target.<\/p>\n<p>Energy-efficiency measures on newbuilds and growing interest in wind-assisted propulsion also feature prominently. Yet experts stress that integration is vital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese solutions are still operating in silos,\u201d said lead author of the report, Eirik Ovrum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo deliver impact, they need to be integrated into fleet strategies, supported by infrastructure and recognised in compliance frameworks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DNV concludes that early preparation and multi-pathway planning are essential as the industry navigates regulatory shifts and ramps up investment in marine decarbonisation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shipping\u2019s push for marine decarbonisation is accelerating, with new data revealing a tipping point between fleet readiness, port infrastructure and alternative fuel availability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5675,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74,65],"tags":[40,347,713,2206,539,1902],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-5674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insight-opinion-greenport","category-regulation-policy-greenport","tag-alternative-fuels","tag-carbon-capture","tag-dnv","tag-marine-decarbonisation","tag-port-infrastructure","tag-vessel-electrification"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5674","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=5674"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5676,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5674\/revisions\/5676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5674"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=5674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}