The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Shanghai Green Shipping Corridor partners have published their first Annual Progress Report at the North Bund International Shipping Forum.
The report outlines the progress made by the Partnership in the last 12 months and lists the next steps for the Partnership on the way to zero lifecycle carbon emission containerships.
Three dedicated working groups – energy supply, carriers, and ports – have been formed to help advance towards the ambitious goals set out in the Corridor’s Implementation Plan Outline and have made significant progress this year:
Energy Supply Working Group:
- Identifying the demand and supply dynamics for alternative fuels along the Corridor.
- Establishing a fuel production and supply schedule to meet the Corridor’s needs.
- Setting standards for low- and zero-carbon fuels to be used within the Corridor.
Carriers Working Group:
- Collecting development roadmaps from shipping companies on their low-emission fleets.
- Creating a timeline for vessel, fuel, and technology launches.
- Nominating specific shipping services to join the Corridor.
Ports Working Group:
- Expanding shore power facilities at the Port of Shanghai, allowing ships to turn off engines while at berth.
- Enhancing clean energy refuelling options at Shanghai’s port.
- Engaging fuel providers at LA/LB to support the green corridor.
- Aligning LA/LB incentive programmes with the needs of the Corridor.
This progress report comes after the partners gathered in Shanghai for the first in-person meeting since the project’s inception earlier this summer.
Co-hosted by C40 and the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission (SMTC), this two-day event reaffirmed a collective commitment to the corridor’s vision to accelerate emissions reductions on one of the world’s busiest container shipping routes.
The partners will now begin to address some of the most significant challenges facing the Partnership:
- Ensuring the availability of green fuels in sufficient quantities and at competitive prices.
- Building the necessary expertise and infrastructure to support the transition to decarbonised shipping.
- Formulating a comprehensive stakeholder engagement strategy, engaging government, industry and communities to support clean shipping solutions.
Earlier this June, the Port of Gothenburg, North Sea Port, and Danish shipping and logistics company, DFDS, welcomed the Port of Antwerp-Bruges to their Green Shipping Corridor.
