Decarbonizing the global maritime industry

The World's 100.000 commercial vessels consume around 300 million tons of fuel every year making shipping accountable for around 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. We drive a sustainable decarbonization of the maritime industry by 2050 through collaboration, applied research and regulatory reform.

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Global shipping fleet

Number of commercial vessels in operation

100.000

Fleet fuel consumption

Amount of fuel burned per year

300M tons

GHG emissions

Shipping's share of global emissions

3%

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Keep up with the latest progress on projects, publications and partners and get a deeper understanding of what is happening at the forefront of decarbonizing the maritime industry

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Careers

At the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center we are always looking for passionate people who want to play an active role in decarbonizing the maritime industry. Our mission requires people that are strategic, innovative and with great communication skills.

Jun 20, 2025

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The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping is real climate action. We are a not-for-profit, independent research and development center looking to accelerate the transition towards a net-zero future for the maritime industry. With our partners, we drive and facilitate the development and implementation of new technologies; build confidence in new concepts and mature viable strategic ways to drive the required systemic and regulatory change.

May 8, 2025

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Partners

The Center works with dedicated partners committed to collaborative climate action and a motivated community supporting the Center vision and mission.

May 21, 2025

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Fuel Pathways

Decarbonizing the maritime sector requires multiple sustainable fuel pathways, and enabling these new fuel pathways relies on development in all parts of the value chain. The MMMCZCS Fuel Pathway Maturity Map offers an interactive overview of the current (2024) value chain readiness for the sustainable fuels that we expect to be most important in decarbonizing the maritime sector by 2050.

May 14, 2025

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Fuel Cost Calculator

With the Fuel Cost Calculator Tool, you will be able to calculate the bottom-up production cost of sustainable fuels and benchmark them against fossil fuels.

May 6, 2025