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Backed by major container shipping lines including CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping Lines, Maersk, and ONE, the Green Shipping Corridor Implementation Plan Outline intends to accelerate emissions reductions on one of the world’s busiest container shipping routes. 

The plan is the first of its kind and was developed with support from C40 Cities as part of its effort to reduce carbon emissions from the largest cities in the world. C40 is the global network of mayors that is the facilitator of the Green Shipping Corridor initiative. The organisation provides support to the cities, ports and their corridor partners by co-ordinating, convening, facilitating and providing communications support in furtherance of the corridor’s goals. Carrier partners supporting this plan have set goals to begin deploying reduced or zero-lifecycle carbon capable ships on the corridor by 2025. 

Participants of the Green Shipping Corridor Partnership have agreed to take steps to reduce carbon emissions and harmful pollutant emissions impacting air quality, through methods such as expanding the use of shore power and supporting the development of clean marine fueling infrastructure. Cargo owner partners have set goals to contract with carriers to use zero lifecycle carbon emissions shipping services, and in an effort to measure progress toward decarbonisation, all partners will develop metrics to track decarbonisation progress. 

Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka said, “This trans-Pacific green corridor will be a model for the global co-operation needed to accelerate change throughout the maritime industry. Reducing emissions in this corridor will yield substantial reductions. For perspective, most of the emissions associated with moving cargo by ship occur in the mid-ocean part of the journey between ports. This corridor will help reduce mid-ocean emissions while continuing the work we have done to cut emissions within our ports.”

Port of Long Beach chief executive Mario Cordero said, “This initiative will drive emissions reductions across the world’s largest ocean and lead to greener practices from supply chain participants along these vital trade routes. The new and innovative vessel technologies, increased availability of sustainable fuels and better practices created through this green corridor will also impact society’s transition to a cleaner future far beyond the areas served by our ports.”