Five Northern European port authorities have established a collaboration with the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero-Carbon Shipping to lay the groundwork for a green corridor connecting Northern Europe and the Baltic. The plan, which was proposed at COP-26 in Glasgow in November 2021, advocates for collaboration between ports, shipping lines, and others to encourage the development of net-zero propulsion technology and the infrastructure needed to make the shift to green fuels.
The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping said that it will collaborate with the port authorities of Gdynia, Hamburg, Roenne, Rotterdam, and Tallinn to launch this ambitious endeavour. The goal of the research is to show how alternative fuel supply chains may be commercialised early on and provide a roadmap to scaling the supply chains and create a blueprint for rolling out green corridors in other locations.
“This is a vital step towards accelerating the decarbonization of the shipping industry and meeting the EU’s 2030 climate ambitions,” said Bo Cerup-Simonsen, CEO of the center. “Developing green corridors are instrumental in activating industry first-movers across the value chain, and this project can be used as industry references to develop blueprints for new business models and identify the maritime industry’s interdependencies. We hope this project will also help facilitate the important work with maritime standards at the EU and IMO.” To establish the foundation for a new European Green Corridors Network the partner plan to start pre-feasibility work by identifying the potential routes, vessel types, and fuels to establish high-impact green corridors in the region. Once they have completed the first phase, they will assess the technical, regulatory, and commercial feasibility of the shortlisted routes moving to implement their vision and establish green corridors in Northern Europe and the Baltic Sea.
