UK unveils clean maritime package

Following the Clydebank Declaration for Green Shipping Corridors at COP26, a £1.5 million International Green Corridor Fund has been launched, in collaboration with international partners including Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands.

“Green corridors are an exciting opportunity for industry to demonstrate the low emission fuels and technologies of the future,” commented Mark Simmonds, director of policy & external affairs at the British Ports Association.

“The partnerships between industry and different governments will be critical in making them a success so we are pleased to see coordinated funding from the UK and other countries with high ambition for tackling climate change.”

The government is also planning a new Clean Maritime Research Hub to bring together academia, industry and policy makers. Formed by a consortium of 13 UK universities and over 70 wider partners, the hub is backed by £7.4 million in funding from the Department for Transport and UK Research and Innovation.

Alongside this a second hub has launched – the Net Zero Transport for a Resilient Future Research hub – to develop affordable low-carbon transport infrastructure such as charging stations or alternative fuelling.

Other initiatives include £1 million to develop maritime clusters across the UK and £80 million to the winners of the Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure scheme.T