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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About

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.

Mar 16, 2026

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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.

Apr 22, 2026

Tool

IMO DCS Dashboard

Our IMO Data Collection System (DCS) Dashboard provides a centralized and intuitive interface for monitoring, managing, and reporting fuel oil consumption data in compliance with the International Maritime Organization’s MARPOL Annex VI regulations.

Jan 29, 2026―Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

Insights

IMO Energy Efficiency Framework

The IMO Energy Efficiency Framework (EEF) is the foundation of shipping’s emissions reductions today and is the first and most immediate lever for reducing emissions from international shipping.

Jun 16, 2026―Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

Project

Cost-benefit sharing framework for energy efficiency investments

This project will provide a guideline to help eliminate the barriers that prevent a wider adoption of energy efficiency technologies in international shipping. These barriers are not specific to ship types or contractual constructs between multiple parties of influence and are common across the industry.

Jun 4, 2026

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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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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 15, 2026