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CMA CGM Group orders electric barge for Nike goods 

VIETNAM (March 4, 2025) — According to The Maritime Executive, CMA CGM plans to operate and develop a 100% electric barge for Nike goods in Vietnam. The group said that the barge is part of its long-term commitment and decarbonization plans. However, CMA also told Loadstar this week that it ordered 12 new liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels last year. 

Ship It Zero strongly opposes LNG, a fossil fuel that is primarily methane, a greenhouse gas that is more than 80 times more potent than carbon...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/05/cma-cgm-group-orders-electric-barge-for-nike-goods/

Environmental group targets retailers’ ‘shady’ shipping routes

Amazon, Ikea, Target and Walmart were called on by Ship It Zero to improve sustainable shipping.

Amid massive ongoing port congestion, especially on the West Coast, environmental groups are highlighting the resulting impacts on air quality.

Ship It Zero, an environmental coalition run by Pacific Environment and Stand.earth, released its “Shady Routes” report on Monday.

After researching Walmart’s, Target’s, Amazon’s and Ikea’s maritime activities from 2018 to 2020, the organization labeled the companies some of the most polluting retailers in ocean shipping.

The report focuses on the shipping...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/environmental-group-targets-retailers-shady-shipping-routes

Environmental coalition pushes global retailers to cut emissions by 2030

Global retail giants, including Amazon and IKEA, have announced their commitment to move their products off of fossil-fueled maritime cargo ships by 2040. Environmental organisations, however, claim that this action is insufficient to confront the climate and public health crises tied to the ocean shipping sector.

Ship It Zero coalition which is led by the environmental groups Pacific Environment and Stand.earth, as well as its supporters, are calling on major retail brands to take immediate...

https://container-news.com/environmental-coalition-pushes-global-retailers-to-cut-emissions-by-2030/

Amazon, Ikea commit to zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040

Amazon, Ikea and others committed to zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040.

Amazon, Ikea and other retailers are committing to purchasing ocean freight services powered only by zero-carbon fuels by 2040, in line with the Paris Agreement. 

In the joint statement on Tuesday, the companies, under the name Cargo Owners for Zero Emissions Vessels (COZEV), set a range of goals. They include tracking maritime emissions, establishing interim targets to the 2040 goal, and collaborating on, growing and supporting further efforts to reduce emissions in shipping. This commitment...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-ikea-commit-to-zero-carbon-shipping-fuels-by-2040

Climate coalition calls for Ikea to ‘abandon dirty ships’ by 2030

Ship It Zero calls on Ikea to reach zero-emissions shipping by 2030.

Climate and health coalition Ship It Zero is calling on Ikea to transition to zero-emissions shipping by 2030. The coalition delivered a petition signed by nearly 20,000 shoppers to the company’s Delft, Netherlands, headquarters Thursday, urging Ikea to “abandon dirty ships.”

Ship It Zero is led by environmental organizations Pacific Environment and Stand.earth. It also targeted Walmart, Amazon and Target for their contributions to climate change and air pollution through shipping.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/climate-coalition-calls-for-ikea-to-abandon-dirty-ships-by-2030