The latest on carbon and cost efficient shipping

The Governments of Djibouti and Gabon have introduced sovereign carbon registry frameworks that apply a carbon cost to qualifying ship movements to and from their ports.

A growing number of African countries are in active discussion about introducing their own Sovereign Carbon Initiatives for maritime shipping, following the model pioneered by Djibouti (2023) and Gabon (2025). No schemes are yet in force in these countries, but the commercial direction of travel is clear: more African port calls are likely to carry a carbon cost in the coming years.

Türkiye has adopted a shipping-specific greenhouse gas fee intended to apply to greenhouse gas emissions from commercial ships calling at, or departing from, Turkish ports for cargo or passenger operations. The operational details are to be defined in secondary regulation that has not yet been published.