The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD) and liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd have signed a strategic partnership agreement committing to cooperate on efforts contributing to maritime decarbonization.
The two partners will collaborate in order to amplify the impact of the solutions and accelerate the time to deployment and adoption.
Recently, Hapag-Lloyd has announced its ambitious decarbonization targets, making it a natural partner for the Centre. It is intensifying efforts in order to reduce the emissions of its entire fleet by 30% by 2030 compared to 2019 and is further aiming to be climate-neutral by 2045, ahead of the IMO
2050 target.
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Shipping is a hard-to-abate sector and to reach the IMO’s climate change goals, collaboration across the value chain is required. Hapag-Lloyd is a forward-leaning organization and has a strong presence in the container shipping business. With strong commitment and ambition, the participation of Hapag-Lloyd as a strategic partner will allow both organization to share knowledge, build on existing initiatives and provide additional resources for pilots and trials. We are also pleased to welcome Hapag-Lloyd’s CEO Mr. Rolf Habben Jansen to our Governing board
…said professor Lynn Loo, CEO of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization, welcoming the Centre’s first strategic partner since its founding on 1 August 2021.
Through our strategic partnership with the Global Centre for Decarbonization (GCMD), we will combine our efforts towards climate-neutral shipping. I am very honored to be welcomed to the board of the GCMD
…said Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd and continued “Sustainability is an essential part of Hapag-Lloyd’s corporate strategy, with decarbonization playing a key role. We look forward to this partnership and to jointly making progress in decarbonizing the maritime industry.”
What is the GCMD?
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD) was formed on 1 August 2021 with funding from the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and six founding partners, namely BHP, BW, DNV Foundation, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Ocean Network Express and Sembcorp Marine. The Centre’s mission is to help the maritime industry reduce its carbon emissions as quickly as possible by shaping standards, deploying solutions, financing projects, and fostering collaboration across sectors.
