MAERSK Tankers has announced it will create a new decarbonisation hub, which will gather intelligence and create solutions to help shipowners and cargo customers cut emissions.

Established in 1928, Maersk Tankers operates one of the largest fleets of vessels and employs 3000 employees worldwide.

The decarbonisation hub will bring experts, shipowners, cargo customers and other stakeholders together to develop a suite of solutions that will reduce emissions from cargo customers’ supply chains and shipowners’ operations. It will gather and share external and internal intelligence on regulations and developments in tanker shipping’s decarbonisation, and provide emission transparency on the transportation of cargoes.

Christian M.Ingerslev, CEO at Maersk Tankers said, “The decarbonisation hub is part of our commitment to create a more sustainable path for shipping through sector-wide collaboration”.

The hub will be headed by Frederik Pind, head of decarbonisation at Maersk Tankers, and will be staffed by a specialist, cross-disciplinary team. They will work with external and internal stakeholders to support the establishment of commercial and regulatory means to cut emissions. The team is anchored in the commercial department at Maersk Tankers.

Eva Birgitte Bisgaard, chief commercial officer at Maersk Tankers said, “Shipowners have to deal with complex regulatory requirements and changing customer demand stemming from the need to decarbonise shipping.

“With the hub, we are bringing together stakeholders to use our combined expertise to simplify, provide transparency and create new solutions that will help both shipowners and cargo customers reduce emissions.”

The decarbonisation hub, which will liaise with external stakeholders including global associations working to decarbonise shipping, is expected to be fully established during the coming months.