On 12 September, representatives of the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), FuelsEurope, eFuel Alliance, European Waste-based & Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), HydrogenEurope and Methanol Institute held their first meeting and agreed on the objectives and the working principles of the Clean Maritime Fuels Platform.

The new platform aims to enhance communication between the shipping sector and fuel producers and to identify common challenges and possible solutions, considering the implementation of the Fit for 55 package and the transition to a net-zero economy by 2050. Members also started to discuss the key topic of infrastructure gaps.

The platform will focus on policies and tools to support the production and uptake of clean maritime fuels in Europe including areas such as maritime in EU ETS and funding opportunities.

“Today, the shipping and energy industry join forces and launch a dialogue platform that can facilitate a better flow of information about the common challenges we are facing. We need all hands on deck to make the energy transition happen. To meet our targets, we need clean fuels available in the market in sufficient quantities and at an affordable price. European shipowners are proud to launch with the fuel producers the Clean Maritime Fuels Platform”, said Sotiris Raptis, ECSA Secretary General.

The platform will hold regular meetings with ECSA taking care of the secretariat’s tasks.

On 12 September, representatives of the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), FuelsEurope, eFuel Alliance, European Waste-based & Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), HydrogenEurope and Methanol Institute held their first meeting and agreed on the objectives and the working principles of the Clean Maritime Fuels Platform.

The new platform aims to enhance communication between the shipping sector and fuel producers and to identify common challenges and possible solutions, considering the implementation of the Fit for 55 package and the transition to a net-zero economy by 2050. Members also started to discuss the key topic of infrastructure gaps.

The platform will focus on policies and tools to support the production and uptake of clean maritime fuels in Europe including areas such as maritime in EU ETS and funding opportunities.

“Today, the shipping and energy industry join forces and launch a dialogue platform that can facilitate a better flow of information about the common challenges we are facing. We need all hands on deck to make the energy transition happen. To meet our targets, we need clean fuels available in the market in sufficient quantities and at an affordable price. European shipowners are proud to launch with the fuel producers the Clean Maritime Fuels Platform”, said Sotiris Raptis, ECSA Secretary General.

The platform will hold regular meetings with ECSA taking care of the secretariat’s tasks.