Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent not-for-profit technology consortium building a trusted digital platform to redefine global trade, has signed a Knowledge Partnership Agreement with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD). The partnership aims to help bridge the transparency gap between digitalisation and decarbonisation by enabling the secure and scalable exchange of data pertaining to decarbonisation initiatives.
GCMD is a non-profit organisation which aims to help the shipping industry lower Green House Gas (GHG) emissions to meet the International Maritime Organization’s goals for 2030 and 2050 by shaping standards for future fuels, piloting low-carbon solutions, financing first-of-a-kind projects and fostering collaboration among stakeholders.
Decarbonising the global shipping industry is estimated to require between US$1 trillion to US$1.4 trillion in investment. To bridge this gap and successfully achieve a low-carbon future, many challenges need to be addressed and choices that need to be made. Core to this is a need to accurately measure and track emissions reduction data across the supply chain to ensure compliance, access to green financing, and provide accountability for decarbonisation investments.
Under this partnership agreement, GCMD and GSBN will collaborate to identify use cases and co-design corresponding studies and pilots to demonstrate the effectiveness of using a blockchain platform to decarbonise the maritime sector at scale. Many platforms in the market host data collected from segments within the supply value chain for specific purposes. However, this results in data siloes. A data infrastructure like GSBN can integrate data across the supply value chain from stakeholders, including shipping lines and terminals, to inform decision-making and thus accelerate maritime decarbonisation.
Bertrand Chen, CEO at GSBN, said, “To successfully achieve decarbonisation, there must be choice and trust. Shipping lines and their customers want to have the choice of different alternative fuels and solutions. Given the substantial investment and resources behind these initiatives, there is an increasing need for trusted, granular data to support decision-making and prove claims of sustainable shipping. By combining GCMD’s work in driving decarbonisation with our trusted data infrastructure, we can accelerate and empower the shift towards a low carbon future in shipping.”
Professor Lynn Loo, CEO at GCMD, added, “We are excited to have GSBN come on board as a Knowledge Partner. GCMD recognises the importance of data security and trusts to improve decision-making, attract investment, and ultimately accelerate the decarbonisation of the industry. GSBN’s specialisation in data infrastructure complements our domain and technical expertise in decarbonisation, which will increase transparency and build stakeholder confidence in our collective journey towards zero-carbon shipping.”
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