25OCT2019 - NEWS - Maersk Outlines Fuel Choices For Shipping's Carbon-Free Future

Maersk said its goal of carbon-free shipping will be best reached with new types of marine fuels based on alcohol, renewable natural gas and ammonia. It is urging refiners and fuel producers to start research into how these fuels can be produced at scale to reduce the shipping industry's contribution to greenhouse gas emissions.

The world's largest shipping fleet by size, Maersk is also the largest producer of greenhouse gases in container shipping. The company's total carbon dioxide emissions reached 39.165 million tonnes last year, up 9% from a year earlier, according to Maersk's 2018 corporate social responsibility report.