The maritime industry accounts for nearly 3% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and accounts for almost 5% of the world’s oil consumption. In this context, targets have been set to reduce GHG emissions by 30% by 2030, 80% by 2040, and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
As part of Grupo TIBA ‘s 50-year history , FUTURA: III TIBA Forum – Sustainability in Logistics was held , the first to be held in Mexico. The company’s vision is to add alternatives for more sustainable mobility at a global level , with real and pragmatic solutions.
Within the panel entitled: Decarbonization of maritime transport , participants agreed that the changes that are taking place in this industry require negotiation with clients due to the potential cost increases, but also due to the need to modify logistics schemes , and it is in the latter that innovation projects must be found.
Javier Moreira, Country Manager of CMA CGM in Mexico , described that this shipping company currently has 160 green ships, and the goal is for half of the fleet of vessels to meet that condition by 2030 , “this requires cooperation between clients and the shipping company,” he considered.
In this same vein, Vanessa Calderón, Ocean Freight Product Director at TIBA Mexico, stated that by working closely with clients, proposals can be identified with this objective , to achieve more efficient and strategic transportation, which is why they should focus on suppliers that deliver solutions oriented toward sustainability.
To achieve greater corporate participation in these types of strategies, panel participants agreed that strategic alliances and effective measurement are required to review progress.
Regina Sánchez Sasso, Climate Policy and Legal Strategy Associate at Silvestrum Climate Associates , believes that regulation also needs to promote these types of strategies by creating incentives and generating competition in the market.
“Sustainability is a topic of negotiation with clients that has led us to innovate. Today, the industry is a commodity: ships and containers. The challenge is how to add value and how to use these sustainability elements as a competitive advantage, having preferential access to docks for loading and unloading, for example,” Moreira asserted.
From the participants’ perspective, it is essential that maritime transport users be aware of the challenges facing the shipping industry, as these are shared objectives, and that strategic alliances and common goals are required to meet decarbonization efforts .
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