IMarEST Industry Consultation: Navigating the IMO Net-Zero Transition
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted its revised 2023 GHG Strategy, establishing a clear pathway towards net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping by or around 2050.
To support this transition, both short-term measures, including the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) and Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP), and emerging mid-term measures, including the IMO Net Zero Fund (NZF) and Global Fuel Intensity (GFI) framework, are under active review and development.
As discussions continue through the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), including the second revision of the short-term measures, IMarEST is seeking feedback from its global membership on the following:
- The effectiveness of current CII and SEEMP implementation
- Barriers encountered in improving operational efficiency
- Opportunities to strengthen short-term measures
- IMO policy design needed to support confidence and certainty for long-term investment in maritime decarbonisation
- How the IMO can ensure a practical, equitable, and globally scalable pathway to net-zero shipping in line with the adopted 2023 IMO Strategy.
The findings will inform IMarEST's contribution to ongoing IMO policy discussions and future submissions relating to the review of short-term GHG measures and implementation of the IMO 2023 GHG Strategy.
How your responses will be used
The consultation results will help develop evidence-based IMarEST positions on the following:
- Improvements to the second revision of the IMO short-term measures, particularly CII and SEEMP.
- Barriers preventing practical implementation of vessel efficiency improvements.
- Regulatory and operational changes are needed to unlock additional efficiency gains.
- Measures required to improve investment certainty for alternative fuels and supporting infrastructure.
- How IMO policy can support a globally inclusive, scalable, and economically sustainable transition to net-zero shipping.
Responses are welcomed from all stakeholders involved in the maritime sector, including shipowners, operators, charterers, ports, classification societies, equipment manufacturers, fuel suppliers, researchers, consultants, regulators, and other interested parties.
All responses will be considered and analysed as part of IMarEST's policy development process.
