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Shipping
Training goal / learning outcome
The shipping industry is aiming at net zero by 2050. Participants of this training will understand the current debates around sustainable shipping fuel technologies as well as challenges and opportunities of international policies for the domestic industry.
Storyline
The global shipping industry is a major emitter of green-house gases, responsible for nearly 3% of global CO₂ emissions. As regulatory frameworks tighten, the industry is under increasing pressure to reduce emissions and transition away from fossil fuels. While multiple pathways to defossilisation exist – including efficiency improvements, electrification for short-haul shipping, and wind-assisted propulsion – the sector is increasingly focusing on scalable e-fuels such as green hydrogen, ammonia and methanol.
The International Power-to-X Hub supports policy makers with trainings, stakeholder dialogues and support for developing enabling policy and regulatory frameworks.
The PtX.Shipping Training starts from the global context, in which maritime activities must be seen, and focuses on the potential of e-fuels for the transformation of the shipping sector. The training outlines the challenges – such as high costs and complexity of e-fuel value chains – and the responses given through international policies, e.g. by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) or the European Union.
Regarding technological solutions, some efficiency measures are explained, while the training focuses particularly on the PtX-fuels production and its technological advancements. Particiapants learn relevant parame-ters for the comparison of fuel types.
Recognising that the maritime sector’s transition ex-tends beyond shipowners and operators, the programme takes a multi-actor approach. It explores the critical role of ports, infrastructure requirements, and the current state of Green Shipping Corridors – including practical guidance on how to establish corridor initiatives. The training is designed to be adaptable to national contexts, allowing for country-specific modifications or expansions to address regional needs and policy frameworks.
Training content
Training sessions can be tailored with a focus on specific interests of the target groups.
1. Introduction and Global Context
2. Shipping and Climate Change
3. Technologies and Fuels
4. Ports and Infrastructure
5. Green Shipping Corridors
6. Transfer into national context
Duration and format
the training can be conducted online, onsite, or hybrid, and it can stretch from 1 hours to 4 days.
Status
running
The training was developed together with Agora Verkehrswende.
At a glance
Interested? Contact:
Thomas Elmar Schuppe
My main projects are the development of Renewable PtX trainings and to organise comprehensive Train-of-Trainer courses. I am convinced that Renewable PtX ought to be the missing building block to effectively decarbonise and defossilise respectively, entire economies at scale.
Focus
I focus on finding the appropriate formats and topics to improve our adult learning formats on Renewable PtX continuously and scaling up the number of our international multiplicators in our partner countries.
Mission
Aquiring specific knowledge is key for a broad and global transition in the partner countries of the international coorperation. The PtX.Academy provides the suitable and up-to-date formats for effective Human-Capacity-Development with our partners.
