On 11^th December in Shanghai, MTCC Asia has successfully hosted and organized the regular Webinar on reaching net-zero GHG emissions from shipping. The webinar is presented by the Mr. Gavin Allwright, the Secretary General of the International Windship Association, with the academic speech titled as “The Wind Scenario – Is Wind Propulsion a Key to Delivering the Net Zero Target?”. In his presentation, Mr. Gavin delivers a comprehensive but professional introduction regarding the technical forms, contribution and potentials, market shares and trend and policy measures of the wind energy applied in the shipping industry. The webinar was attended by a number of maritime scholars and practitioners from various countries, including Cambodia, Ghana, Philippines, Malaysia, Maldives, Kenya, Türkiye, Tanzania and China etc. It is closed by the end of the interactive discussion between speaker and audience, together with the unanimous observation convinced by all participants that the target of reaching net-zero GHG emissions from shipping can only be achieved by the active participation of everyone involved in the industry.

In July 2023, the 80^th session of Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted a revised IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships, which sets out the one of levels of ambition of reaching net-zero GHG emissions from international shipping by or around, i.e. close to 2050. Thus, it is well acknowledged that the shipping industry has entered the era of net-zero GHG emissions accordingly. Against this background, the MTCC Asia has launched a campaign consisting of a series of seminars with the theme of “Reaching net-zero GHG Emissions from Shipping”, inviting the industry-renowned experts and scholars to share the latest scientific research achievements and the best practice in this regard.