China-France green shipping corridor signed to 'advance' zero-carbon shipping routes

China and France have put pen to paper on an agreement to establish a green shipping corridor with the aim of accelerating efforts within the maritime decarbonization landscape, French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has revealed.

As disclosed, the green shipping corridor is envisaged to be set up between China’s Ningbo Zhoushan Port and the French HAROPA Port.

The initiative was unveiled at a recent event focused on the creation of sustainable global shipping solutions that was co-hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Transport and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government.

BV has highlighted that the core focus of the gathering was exploring maritime sustainability and investigating potential paths for future collaboration between the two nations, with the maritime industry acting as a focal point of the discussions.

According to the classification society, the event had produced 30 “major” outcomes, encompassing a seven-point framework of the green shipping corridor initiative.

In addition to aiding the development of the corridor network, the framework will reportedly also support clean energy-powered vessels, near-zero-carbon ports, as well as environmentally friendly fuel supply and certification systems.

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