According to splash247.com, Google, Microsoft, and logistics giant DSV have joined the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), a coalition designed to aggregate cargo-owner demand for shipping services powered by low- and zero-emission fuels.
How ZEMBA Drives Decarbonization
ZEMBA pools procurement power from cargo owners to tender for green maritime transport, enabling participating companies to address Scope 3 emissions across their supply chains. The alliance’s first tender was awarded to Hapag-Lloyd, which used liquefied biomethane to deliver contracted emissions reductions. Its subsequent e-fuel tender for 2027 was awarded in December 2025 to Hapag-Lloyd and North Sea Container Line.
ZEMBA members pay a premium for the verified emissions reductions generated by alternative fuels. These environmental benefits are allocated among participants via a book-and-claim system — allowing companies to claim supply-chain emissions cuts even when their individual cargoes do not sail on the specific vessels using the clean fuels.
Green Fuel Deployment and Emissions Impact
Hapag-Lloyd plans to deploy e-methanol on a transoceanic tradelane under its 2027 contract, while North Sea Container Line will use green ammonia on a northern European service. Together, these two projects are expected to avoid approximately 120,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions over three years starting in 2027.
The 120,000 tonnes figure reflects cumulative avoided emissions across the full operational period — not an annual amount. This quantified impact is tied directly to fuel type, vessel deployment scope, and route-specific energy intensity as defined in the contracts awarded in December 2025.
Source: splash247.com
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