The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Olympic Shipping and Management SA (OSM) have signed an Impact Partnership Agreement, committing to a five-year collaboration to accelerate shipping’s decarbonisation across geographies.
OSM is the first Greek ship owner and manager to come onboard GCMD as a centre-level partner. OSM’s current fleet comprises 18 crude oil tankers.
As an Impact Partner, OSM will provide a cash contribution towards pooled resources for GCMD’s projects, as well as in-kind contributions in terms of technical expertise and data and access to hard assets, in support of GCMD’s existing trials on drop-in green fuels and shipboard carbon capture and new pilots in the pipeline.
Actions are necessary to accelerate the pace of the global energy transition and the decarbonisation of our industry. Actions are better accommodated and achieved through synergies and collaborations
George Karageorgiou, President and CEO of Olympic Shipping and Management S.A., said.
For his part, Onassis Foundation President, Antonis Papadimitriou, stated that OSM is “very happy to join the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation. The Onassis Foundation actively supports the aim of Olympic to reach zero carbon on its fleet by 2050 as well as sustainable and responsible shipping”.
Welcoming Olympic Shipping as an Impact Partner, Professor Lynn Loo, CEO of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation, added:
The Onassis-Olympic Shipping Group brings a recognised Greek brand to the forefront of the global decarbonisation agenda. GCMD’s goal to benefit the maritime sector is aligned with that of the Onassis Foundation to benefit the public
