Can cargo shipping stay the course toward cleaner fuels?
CANARY MEDIA – Clean-fuel producers and shipowners are in limbo after the International Maritime Organization delayed a decision on a landmark climate rule amid U.S. opposition.
The mission continues…
BUNKERSPOT – Taylor Goelz and Michellie Hess of the Aspen Institute give an update on the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance’s activities in Bunkerspot’s Aug/Sept 2025 issue.
ZEMBA: A buyers alliance to unlock zero-emission shipping
In August 2025, The Ellen Macarthur Foundation published a case study of ZEMBA as part of their overarching work highlighting commercially driven collaboration.
Maritime Leaders Urge SBTi to Back Indirect Mitigation in Net-Zero Strategy
BUNKERMARKET – Maritime industry leaders, including ZEMBA and Katalist, are calling on the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to formally recognize and support indirect mitigation approaches in its updated Net-Zero Strategy. This collective push highlights the critical role of mechanisms like Book & Claim in accelerating emissions reductions and driving investment in clean energy solutions for one of the world’s hardest-to-abate sectors.
Women in Maritime Today: ZEMBA CEO Ingrid Irigoyen offers a ‘bold new approach’
RIVERIA – Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance’s (ZEMBA) president and chief executive explains how her team, made up mainly of women, thrives with a “little extra effort, grit in the face of headwinds, boldness that is just the right mix of self-assurance and humility, and a very big dose of humour”
The Shipping Industry Gets Serious About Emissions
NEW YORK TIMES – The shipping industry is pushing to decarbonize, and exploring cargo ships powered by wind, as it confronts President Trump’s tariffs.
Shipping is a dirty business. EVs—electric vessels—could change that
FAST COMPANY – Electrifying ships. Testing new biofuels. Cleaning up ports. The quest to clean up the global shipping industry is accelerating.
Green freight buyers’ club needs the IMO’s help
LLOYD’S LIST – Zemba wants ‘clear, comprehensive, globally consistent set of measures’ to enable shipping’s fuel transition, saying voluntary efforts alone cannot make it happen
Maritime eFuels: Bridging the Market Gap
CLEANTECH GROUP – ZEMBA’s work driving the maritime clean energy transition is featured in this extensive blog post.
Cargo owners push IMO on measures to accelerate energy transition
JOURNAL OF COMMERCE – An alliance of global cargo owners is urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to use its upcoming Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting to approve “a clear, comprehensive, globally consistent set of measures” that will accelerate the transition to clean energy.