Charting the Course to Net Zero: Inside the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
As the global economy races to meet net-zero targets, few sectors face greater challenges — or opportunities — than maritime shipping. Traditionally dependent on fossil fuels and fragmented competition, the industry is now at a turning point. At the helm of its transformation stands the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping: a neutral, not-for-profit R&D hub driving an unprecedented level of collaboration across global shipping stakeholders.
Based in Copenhagen, the Center brings together shipping companies, energy majors, ports, regulators, and technology innovators to develop scalable, zero-emission solutions for one of the world’s most carbon-intensive sectors. As Tanja Ebbe Dalgaard, Chief Strategy & Operations Officer, explains, “No one can decarbonize shipping alone. Our model creates a safe space for competitors to collaborate — and share real-world data — to accelerate solutions.”
The Center’s work includes:
🚢 Green Corridors – Testbeds for large-scale decarbonization along strategic trade routes using alternative fuels and new operational models.
⚡ Katalist – A cutting-edge book-and-claim platform allowing cargo owners to purchase verified low-emission shipping claims, spurring early demand for alternative fuels like biofuels and e-fuels.
📊 Techno-Economic Modelling – Using shared industry data to guide investment, regulation, and fuel readiness strategies across a multi-fuel future including ammonia, methanol, hydrogen, and biofuels.
🤝 Global Policy Engagement – Partnering with bodies like the IMO and EU to shape fair, effective emissions regulation and ensure developing nations are included in the transition.
What makes the Center unique isn’t just its cutting-edge projects, but its open-access, collaborative approach. With over 100 partner organizations — and growing — the Center is helping shape a future where zero-carbon shipping is not just possible, but commercially viable.
🌍 “We’re no longer debating whether decarbonization will happen,” says Dalgaard. “The question now is: how fast can we make it a global reality?”
🔋 Discover how Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping is turning climate ambition into maritime action — and why its work matters to every supply chain on earth.
👉 Read the full article at: https://www.greensustainability.world/magazine