As ShipsGo, we have been conducting environmental sustainability projects internally. We developed our new service, CO2 emissions calculation. The current methodology of this service includes EN 16258 and ISO14083 compliant calculations. On this basis, we started to display the CO2 emission amount of each seaway shipment. We provide accountable emissions data to encourage our clients to use this service in their logistics business decisions, such as selecting more fuel-efficient routes and carriers. Our academic methodology developers continuously monitor and update the core sources for the calculation. We realize that more needs to be done and should keep going at this point regarding the topic being so vital that it affects our individual and social habits. Accordingly, we are preparing the carbon offset service to introduce our users. With the Carbon Offset service, you will be able to offset CO2 and greenhouse gas by contributing financially to validated projects worldwide. Based on the sensitivity of the subject, we consulted the members of ShipsGo Academy and our valuable academic advisors, Onur Akdaş and Volkan Çetinkaya, to approach the situation from a scholarly point of view. Here is our Carbon Offset Article covered in all its details!

What is Carbon Offset?

The utilization of fossil fuels is crucial to the current state of the world economy. Fossil fuels are the core of transportation operations due to the capital invested in them and the cheap and practical energy they produce. Nevertheless, more than 417 ppm of carbon dioxide were present in the atmosphere on average in 2022, a rise of more than 25% in just 50 years. 

ShipsGo is concerned about climate change and is committed to promoting environmental sustainability! Carbon offsets neutralize greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that could not be avoided during shipping operations. It is viewed as a quick, straightforward, and practical way to motivate action to reduce the effects of climate change. By funding proposed environmental-sensitive projects, container transportation companies and beneficial cargo owners will be able to neutralize their share of overall emissions for a certain shipment.

Can Carbon Offsets Aid in the Reduction of GHG Emissions?

Carbon offsets arise when a polluting corporation purchases a carbon credit to compensate for the greenhouse gas emissions it has produced. The funds should be used to support global efforts to reduce carbon emissions or to assist local initiatives that do the same. If carried out properly, carbon offsetting can directly fund environmentally friendly sustainable development projects that reduce emissions, giving businesses time to work toward achieving net zero emissions.

Should Offsetting Operations Need To Be Certified By Accredited Organizations?

Yes. Controlling the flow of the fund to the appropriate projects and ensuring that the offset projects are using verified methodologies and are not resulting in emissions elsewhere in the world should be the responsibility of third-party organizations that are accredited to monitor offsets. The following is a list of features of verified offsetting projects:

·     Positive Emission Reduction: Projects should be visible and employ scientific calculations to be monitored hands down.

·     Irreversible Emission Reduction: Projects should guarantee that the GHG emissions reduced cannot be reversed and are removed permanently.

·   No Leakage to the Rest: The project must not produce any new emissions or be able to compensate for its own carbon output. For instance, the pollution of one sea cannot be viewed as an unintended consequence of a project whose objective is to clean up the seas.

What Will Shipsgo Offer For Carbon Offset?

ShipsGo works together with Semtrio, which is a member of the CDP Accredited Provider community, as well as the GRI Community and the United Nations Global Compact. Semtrio offers our customers eligible projects that have the aforementioned features, which can be used to offset emissions.

We have chosen ongoing, effective, and appropriate environmentally friendly projects to offer our customers. By picking any of them, the desired amount of emissions will be offset, funds will be transferred directly to the project, and accredited organizations, in this case, Semtrio, will track and report the benefits of the current offset to the project.

For example, for the ShipsGo case, a customer may track a container that released a given quantity of GHG into the environment, which ShipsGo has already begun to compute. The customer then decides whether to offset this (less or higher) amount of carbon. ShipsGo presents the projects and their associated offsetting fees, and the process begins. Customers will receive their certificates shortly after offsetting. Furthermore, our customers will track the impact of their carbon offset on overall emissions and take action to become a net zero-emission company.

The aforementioned carbon offset service will be implemented in our system very soon. As the authors and readers of this article, we are individuals and companies that are intertwined with the container transportation industry, which is one of the most significant contributors to CO2 emissions in the world. To perceive this responsibility to our planet and take a step towards becoming a net-zero emission company, we kindly request you not to ignore such sustainability projects and services you encounter.

Visit ShipsGo Carbon Offset Page. 👈🏽🌱

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We should know that with the increase in maritime trade, the effect of CO₂ emissions has also started to be of great importance. In the last few months, we have all very much perceived the importance of the shipping industry to the global economy, with commercial ships transporting 90% of global trade.

The changing world and the impact of CO₂ emissions

We can say that the shipping industry has become the main vein of world trade with the rise of the Covid-19 pandemic; with the onset of the pandemic, humanity started a new era of online shopping. While imports and exports inevitably expanded around the globe, we have witnessed many crises like insufficient space, traffic in the ports, and scarcity of resources.

Well, while world commerce has increased so vastly and shipping companies are producing more and more vessels every day and releasing them into the water, have you thought about the impact of this situation on the world? This article will underline the sustainability in the shipping industry and ShipsGo‘s attitude on the matter.

Transport and logistics emit 3.5 billion tonnes of CO₂ every year. Transitioning to a net-zero economy by eliminating emissions in the sector has become the priority of the world shipping giants trying to reach the 7th and 13th goals of the United Nations “Sustainable Development Goals” (SDG’s).

ShipsGo will indicate CO₂ emissions

ShipsGo has stepped into a new study to raise awareness of all our users on the sustainable shipping industry. In the ShipsGo Academy’s “Environmental Sensitivity For Container Transportation” study, we examined the importance of being environmentally sensitive in carrier company selection. We concluded that for most BCOs and Forwarders, this criterion is of great importance. In other words, we observed that the people related to the industry attach importance to sustainability and the environment, so we worked for a development where they can see the environmental impact of the voyage they are tracking. All of our users will be able to monitor how much carbon is released during the container’s voyage they tracked. We have updated the beneficial notification emails they always receive and included the carbon emission during transportation.

• Visit ShipsGo’s CO₂ Emission Calculation Methodology Page
• About ShipsGo container tracking system

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One of the biggest shipping line companies CMA CGM announced that none of its 500 vessels will use the Northern Sea Route along Siberia. They refused to use North Pole Sea Route as a shipping trade route in order to not damage the biodiversity of the region and planet. For our planet’s future, the company sacrificed the competitive advantage this route gives the shipping company. We congratulate CMA CGM for this avant-garde, pointed and the visionary decision that all shipping lines should follow. ​

French shipping major CMA CGM has decided that none of its 500 vessels will use the Northern Sea Route along Siberia, which is now open due to climate change.

Additionally, the company said it would give priority to liquefied natural gas (LNG) to power its future ships in order to further protect the environment.

“With this decision, CMA CGM makes the resolute choice to protect the environment and the planet’s biodiversity despite the major competitive advantage this route represents for shipping companies,” Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, said.

The decisions were to be presented at the G7 meeting taking place at Biarritz, France, from August 24-26.

The Northern Sea Route, which runs the length of the Siberian Coast, connects Asia to Europe today. The route has been made navigable due to the effects of global warming.

“The use of the Northern Sea Route will represent a significant danger to the unique natural ecosystems of this part of the world, mainly due to the numerous threats posed by accidents, oil pollution or collisions with marine wildlife,” according to CMA CGM.

Furthermore, the company explained that today LNG offers the best-proven solution available to significantly reduce the environmental footprint of maritime transport. The use of LNG reduces emissions of sulphur and fine particles by 99%, nitrogen oxides emissions by 85% and carbon dioxide emissions by up to 20%.

CMA CGM would use LNG to power its ultra-large ships that are designed to carry up to 23,000 containers. The first ship in this fleet of nine container vessels are scheduled for delivery as early as 2020. By 2022, the company will have 20 LNG-powered vessels in its fleet.

The shipowner added that it continues research into other energy sources after a successful test of biofuel oil at port of Rotterdam aboard the 5,095 TEU containership CMA CGM White Shark in March 2019. CMA CGM is also establishing research partnerships to develop hydrogen as a potential long-term energy solution.

During the meeting, Saadé is to deliver to the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, on behalf of the maritime industry, the SAILS (Sustainable Actions for Innovative and Low-impact Shipping) Charter, formalized on the initiative of the Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition.

Through this charter, ten French signatory shipping companies, including Brittany Ferries, CMA CGM, Corsica ferries, Corsica Linea, Express des îles, Jifmar, La Méridionale, LDA, Orange Marine, PONANT, all members of Armateurs de France, commit to implementing specific actions in the reduction of emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases, whale protection, vessel energy optimization and performance, and strengthening of relations with the scientific community.

Between 2005 and 2015, the group reduced its CO2 emissions per container transported by 50% and has a target to further reduce these emissions by a further 30% by 2025.

“We make these decisions for the future, to leave our children a cleaner planet,” Saadé said, inviting the entire industry, competitors, partners and customers, “to join us.”

Source: https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/282091/cma-cgm-pledges-not-to-use-the-northern-sea-route/

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