On 30 August, IAPH policy and IMO liaison officer Rhona Macdonald visited the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden, to provide a presentation as part of an international seminar on ‘MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on: Maritime Decarbonisation’. This seminar brought together representatives from the IMO and the EU, with support of the EU Horizon Europe-funded project SeaEnergy (Sustainability Education Program for greener fuels and energy in ports). This project aims to support ports in their transition to zero-emission, clean energy hubs of the future. Rhona’s presentation focused on the role of ports in maritime decarbonisation, but also addressed how ports will play a critical role in supporting the wider global supply chain to meet international GHG reduction targets. The session included presentations from other maritime stakeholders, including the Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping and the European Commission, who came together to discuss green technologies and ways of promoting global collaboration and capacity building in maritime decarbonisation.
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Rhona Macdonald at the WMU seminar. Third from left is the new WMU president Max Mejia.