2025: The Year Shipping Decarbonisation Takes Off

In February 2025, the Global Maritime Forum highlighted that 2025 would be an inflection point for decarbonising global shipping, responsible for ~3% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. Now, in mid-August, many of those expectations have already materialised.

What’s already happened in 2025?

• In April, the IMO approved its Net-Zero Framework, setting the world’s first mandatory global limit on shipping fuel carbon intensity and introducing a pricing mechanism for GHG emissions, effective for ships >5,000 GT, slated for adoption in October and implementation in 2027.

• The Getting to Zero Coalition released a landmark progress report, revealing advancement in 26 key decarbonisation actions, but still highlighting gaps, for example, only ~26% progress in actual zero-emission fleet deployments.

• A major Boston Consulting Group / GCMD report (June 2025) emphasised that regulatory alignment, port support, and financing remain critical, underscoring that implementation, not ambition, is the current challenge.

• Additional innovations include experimental technologies like carbon-capture modules for ship exhaust, removing up to 78% of CO₂ and 90% of sulfur emissions, demonstrating creative transitional tools for decarbonisation.

Why this matters for AUS40 and the maritime sector?

2025 is proving to be the year that regulation meets innovation. With new fuel standards and carbon pricing, high-quality emissions-reducing solutions like AUS40 gain strategic value. We offer certified, maritime-grade AUS40 delivery to help fleets stay compliant, efficient, and ready for this new regulatory era.

To explore how AUS40 can support your fleet’s transition in this pivotal year, connect with us at AUS40 Brazil. Let’s navigate the net-zero journey together.