Global Maritime Forum shake hands with Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to support shipping’s transition to a net-zero future.
Namely, Global Maritime Forum (GMF) and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping signed a Partnership Agreement as a formal recognition of their joint working and commitment to a long-term collaboration around their shared mission to decarbonize the global maritime industry.
As a Knowledge Partner GMF will contribute to the Center work with in-kind resources such as extensive knowledge sharing, sparring and network activities.
In welcoming the Global Maritime Forum to the Center, CEO Bo Cerup-Simonsen says:
Teaming up with the Global Maritime Forum as a Knowledge Partner to the Center is a privilege and an opportunity for us to make sure we leverage resources effectively and accelerate this transition together.
Through this partnership we can leverage our individual strengths, learn from each other, and effectively
help accelerate the transition towards a decarbonized maritime industry.
The partnership will also provide opportunity to collaborate and coordinate activities across the two organizations to maximize outcome and leverage each other’s strengths.
For the records, the Global Maritime Forum and the Center are already working as complementary partners on several global initiatives and the partnership will provide continued opportunity to do so.
To remind, the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping is a not-for-profit, independent research- and development center working with industry players across the energy- and shipping sectors to mature viable decarbonization pathways for shipping globally.
We lookforward to working with the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, bringing the Global Maritime Forum’s deep experience in collaborative action and our complementary skills to bear on our shared objective. We have no time to lose.
…Johannah Christensen, CEO of Global Maritime Forum concluded.