Decarbonisation network gains another signatory

Wilmar International has joined the Sea Cargo Charter which aims to align chartering with responsible environmental behaviour. Established under the auspices of the Global Maritime Forum, it is based on four principles of assessment, accountability, enforcement and transparency.

“We take a holistic approach towards reducing our energy consumption, which is a key sustainability priority for Wilmar,” said Kenny Beh, Wilmar head of shipping.

“It is therefore pivotal that we ensure our continued transparency to our stakeholders when reporting CO2 emissions data for our sea transportation.”

Signatories commit to benchmarking and publicly reporting how their chartering activities align with the IMO’s ambition for GHG emissions from international shipping to peak as soon as possible and to reduce annual GHG emissions by at least 50% by 2050. The first Sea Cargo Charter Annual Disclosure Report revealing these scores was published in June 2022.

To date, signatories include ADM, AMAGGI, Anglo American, Bunge, Cargill Ocean Transportation, Chevron, COFCO International, Copenhagen Commercial Platform, Diamond Bulk Carriers, Dow, Eagle Bulk, Enviva, Equinor, Global Chartering, Golden-Agri Maritime, Gunvor Group, Holcim Trading, K+S Minerals and Agriculture, Klaveness Combination Carriers, Louis Dreyfus Company, Maersk Tankers, Navig8, Norden, Nova Marine Carriers, NYK Bulkship (Atlantic), Rubis Energie, Shell, Signal Maritime Services, Tata Steel, Torvald Klaveness, TotalEnergies, Trafigura, Viterra Chartering and Wilmar International.