During the 2025 GREEN4SEA Athens Forum, Diane Gilpin, Smart Green Shipping Alliance, highlighted how wind propulsion saves fuel in shipping.

Shipping is racing to comply with stringent emissions regulations and targets. Faced with multiple ‘fuels of the future’ and the associated spectre of stranded assets, the industry is overlooking a sustainable solution that should, quite literally, blow them away, says Diane Gilpin, CEO of Smart Green Shipping.

We have asked Mrs. Diane Gilpin, Smart Green Shipping's CEO and founder, to make an assessment of 2020 from her perspective and share her message for the new year across the global community. Among others, she highlights that going green is a necessity; our industry needs to to give up believing that it is ‘hard to decarbonise' and take action. 

Diane Gilpin highlights that climate change is a reality; there are multiple indicators which provide clear evidence that the climate is changing and therefore, it is of outmost important to start thinking out of the box and finding out new solutions in order to face this challenging situation.

During the 2019 SAFETY4SEA London Conference, Ms Diane Gilpin, Founder/CEO, Green Shipping Alliance, highlights the benefits of wind technology for the shipping industry. Ms. Gilpin says that the abundance of wind is a great, proven source of propulsive energy, and it can support significant GHG emissions reduction.

Mrs. Diane Gilpin, Founder & CEO of Smart Green Shipping Alliance, explains how renewable energy can break into shipping’s mainstream and improve energy efficiency. The emerging climate and resource challenges offer a massive commercial opportunity that we need to grab, she concludes.

In our special column, we are delighted to host an interview with Mrs. Diane Gilpin, Founder/ CEO, Smart Green Shipping Alliance (SGSA), who inspire us to always invest in our curiosity and dedicate time to listening without judgement and building strong relationships.