Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from 17 of the world’s leading ocean container carriers continued to fall in 2019, according to a new report from Clean Cargo.
Representatives from around 85% of global containerized shipping showed a 5.2% reduction in CO2 index for container shipping from 2018 to 2019. The decrease for reefer shipping stands at 2.5%.
Clean Cargo’s aggregate average Trade Lane CO2 Emissions Factors are compiled from verified operations data of over 3,500 vessels, from 17 of the world’s largest ocean container carriers, including A.P. Møller – Mærsk, CMA CGM Group, COSCO Shipping Lines Ltd., Evergreen Line, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai M.M., MSC, Ocean Network Express (ONE), and Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.