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.
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”
Charting a Course to Maritime Shipping’s Clean Energy Future
The Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) is a non-profit buyer’s group––currently comprised of over 40 major multinational companies––working to accelerate the most sustainable, scalable and economically viable solutions for the maritime sector.
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.
Maritime eFuels: Bridging the Market Gap
CLEANTECH GROUP – ZEMBA’s work driving the maritime clean energy transition is featured in this extensive blog post.
Joint Statement from Market-Making Leaders on the Latest Revision of the SBTi Corporate Net Zero Standard
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) released the greatly anticipated initial draft of its revised Corporate Net-Zero Standard. ZEMBA’s President and CEO Ingrid Irigoyen and the Center for Green Market Activation’s President and CEO Kim Carnahan issued a statement to address this release.
Tender 101: What is a ZEMBA Tender, Anyway?
The Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) is a non-profit freight buyer’s group––currently comprised of over 40 major multinational companies––charting the course toward a clean energy-powered maritime shipping sector. This piece defines our tender process.
ZEMBA E-Fuel-Focused Tender Now Accepting Bids
ZEMBA’s latest tender is focused on stimulating the first commercial deployment of e-fuels in the maritime sector. Bids are due in spring 2025.
ZEMBA Public Webinar
ZEMBA hosted a public webinar to discuss its upcoming second tender. Watch the recording here.