At the Hamburg Sustainable Development Conference (HSC), representatives of various ports, international shipping companies, green fuel producers, shipbuilders and logistics companies signed a declaration on the decarbonization of global shipping. The signatories included CMA CGM Germany, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, the ports of Los Angeles, Tanger, Antwerp, Barcelona and others.
The global shipping industry is responsible for almost 3% of the world’s CO₂ emissions, which is about 940 million tons per year. The signatories of the declaration emphasized the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gases and reduce the negative impact of shipping on the environment. Jens Meyer, President of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), noted that in order to achieve global decarbonization goals, it is necessary to unite the efforts of all participants in the supply chain.
The Declaration also reaffirms the commitment of the signatories to implement ambitious measures to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping by 2050. Ports play a key role in the transition to alternative fuel sources, which in turn will support a more sustainable future for both maritime and other industries.