A new report by UMAS, commissioned by Ocean Conservancy titled “The Maritime Fleet of the USA—the current status and potential for the future” shows the scale of US shipping fleet emissions and opportunities to decarbonise the sector.
In 2018, carbon emissions from all US-flagged vessels amounted to around 26 million tonnes, approximately 2.4% of global shipping emissions, according to the report, and domestic shipping voyages accounted for about 70% of carbon emissions from the US-flagged...