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Marine Alliances Sign Decarbonization MoU

[ August 21, 2026   //   ]

The two organizations plan to coordinate regulatory advocacy and share technical information on marine fuels, emissions compliance and fleet technology.

The Clean Shipping Alliance and Marine Fuels Alliance have signed a two-year memorandum of understanding aimed at helping ship operators and bunker suppliers navigate emissions regulations and the transition to lower-emission fuels and technologies.

The nonbinding agreement combines the Clean Shipping Alliance’s expertise in exhaust-gas cleaning systems and marine environmental technology with the Marine Fuels Alliance’s network across the bunker supply chain.

Under the agreement, the organizations plan to share technical data and research covering MARPOL compliance, alternative fuels and emissions-reduction technologies. They will also coordinate regulatory advocacy, including activity connected with the International Maritime Organization and its Marine Environment Protection Committee.

Other proposed work includes supporting industry events focused on fleet modernization, retrofits and fuel-quality standards, as well as developing operational guidance connecting technology providers, fuel suppliers and vessel operators.

“Shipping’s compliance and availability challenges won’t be solved by one technology or one fuel,” Clean Shipping Alliance Executive Director Andreas Chrysostomou said. He added that technologies, fuels and regulations need to be considered together to produce solutions that are environmentally effective and operationally realistic.

Marine Fuels Alliance Executive Officer Anthony Mollet said shipowners’ choices involving fuels and emissions technology can affect contractual arrangements, fuel specifications, availability and operations throughout the bunker supply chain.

The agreement comes as the IMO continues work on its proposed Net-Zero Framework and associated implementation provisions. The framework is intended to combine progressively tighter greenhouse-gas fuel-intensity requirements with a pricing mechanism for excess emissions.

The two associations will designate representatives to coordinate initiatives and review the collaboration. They did not announce a timetable for their first joint guidance, research project or regulatory submission.

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