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The COP26 shipping outcomes

The COP26 has solidified the importance of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 to stay in line with the Paris Climate Agreement Goals. The shipping industry and specifically the IMO’s target of cutting GHG emissions by 50% by 2050 is seen as out of touch amongst the industry, which has come to terms with the need to fully decarbonise the sector by 2050. We take a look at the outcomes of COP26.

Quick guide to COP26 and shipping decarbonisation

Shipping companies efforts to cut their GHG emissions are inadequate and the industry is urged to come up with a set of more ambitious and credible targets in the run up to COP26. We give you a quick guide to what is happening leading up to and at COP26.

5 ways to use our Carbon Estimator in your day-to-day chartering  

With the Carbon Estimator charterers, brokers and owners can predict and assess the environmental footprint from tanker voyages. In this post we look at five ways you can use the Carbon Estimator in your day-to-day chartering activities.

Emission Schemes

Djibouti Sovereign Carbon Initiative

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.

African Sovereign Carbon Initiatives: Countries Under Discussion

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 Shipping Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fee

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.

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