Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center welcomes four academic partners

The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has expanded its partnership platform with the introduction of four academic partners, University of Michigan, Maritime Research Alliance, Norwegian University of Science and Technology and World Maritime University.

As informed, the introduction of academic partners marks a strategic expansion of the center’s partnership platform and is a strengthening of the collaboration between scientists in the research projects led by the center and academic institutions within maritime.

The partnerships will support increased transparency and knowledge sharing between the maritime industry and academia, as well as development of the competencies required of future decision-makers and transition enablers.

”We are excited to welcome our first academic partners to the Center. As a science-based research and development organization, we are committed to both learning from academia and contributing to the academic community, inspiring scientists globally, developing competencies, and closing knowledge gaps,” Bo Cerup-Simonsen, CEO of the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, said.

“With University of Michigan, Maritime Research Alliance, Norwegian University of Science and Technology and World Maritime University onboard, we can now move in new directions faster to accelerate the maritime industry’s decarbonization journey.”

“The collaboration with the Center aligns well with our department’s mission, opening up new avenues for research and enhancing our educational programs in line with industry needs and ecological stewardship,” Professor David R. Dowling from University of Michigan, Chair of the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, commented.

“As a network organization for maritime researchers in Denmark, the Maritime Research Alliance span over a wide range of academic fields from natural science to humanities and social science. By combining our academic research with the extensive industry knowledge in Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, we believe that this partnership will be a strong foundation for the development of new solutions to decarbonize shipping,” Thomas Roslyng Olesen, Head of Maritime Research Alliance, stated.

“Since its founding in 1910, NTNU has focused on ship technology, working closely with Norway’s maritime cluster. Recently, the university has increased its activities in research and education on energy efficiency and emission reduction in maritime transport as well as on the energy transition in general,” Professor Bjørn Egil Asbjørnslett, Director of NTNU Ocean and Coast, commented.

“NTNU is excited to join the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping as an academic partner. The university looks forward to helping achieve zero-carbon maritime transport through this global effort.”

“We are fortunate to have such a valuable partner at the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping close to the University to work together towards a zero carbon maritime industry and jointly support the maritime decarbonization agenda of the International Maritime Organization,”
Professor Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr., President of the World Maritime University highlighted.

“This important partnership will benefit the maritime sector globally, particularly in developing countries. The partnership also supports our mutual commitments to achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly Goals 7 and 13 on Clean Energy and Climate Action.”

The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping recently partnered with RMI, the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), and Hapag-Lloyd to pilot a Maritime Book and Claim System for tracking and decoupling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ocean transport services.