News
In a world that is getting hotter, the Net-Zero Framework will bring certainty to the shipping sector, and give shape to an energy transition that leaves no country behind.
May 27, 2026
The IMO’s Net-Zero Framework is back on track. A majority of International Maritime Organization member states continue to support the framework – which aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships in line with its 2023 greenhouse gas reduction strategy – despite significant pressure from the US, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Panama and Liberia.
May 26, 2026
As this week’s meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (IMO, MEPC 84, April 27-May 1) closes today, the Clean Shipping Coalition welcomed support from the majority of member states for the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework (NZF) despite pressure from US, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Panama, Liberia, and other petro-states, but called out the threat of further delays to adoption, which is now scheduled for early December.
May 1, 2026
Publications
This document provides comments on the work on fishing gear, including comments on document MEPC 84/8 (Australia), and the outcomes of PPR 13. It provides recommendations for the next steps for work on abandoned, lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) under MEPC and PPR.
March 6, 2026
This document comments on document MEPC 84/10 and the ongoing work to develop mandatory measures for plastic pellets. It provides comments on the development of a dedicated plastics code under MARPOL Annex III as the preferred instrument to effectively reduce the environmental risk associated with the maritime transport of plastic pellets.
March 6, 2026
This document comments on the report of the third meeting of the GESAMP-LCA Working Group, highlighting the need for a robust, regular, and evidence-based assessment of the global ILUC risk for crop feedstocks used in the production of maritime biofuels.
March 6, 2026
