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Sustainability Outlook: What's Next for Shipping?

 

On this episode of Setting Course, an ABS Podcast, Stergios Stamopoulos, ABS Director of Global Sustainability, and Ushma Ahuja, ABS Senior Sustainability Engineer, join host Brad Cox, ABS, to discuss the publication’s findings and major sustainability trends in the industry.

 

Key Points

  • The number of ships using alternative fuels is expected to continue growing.
  • Energy efficiency technologies have an important role to play in reducing fuel consumption and emissions.
  • Increased shipyard capacity for newbuilds and retrofitting is crucial for decarbonization.
  • Liquid hydrogen and nuclear energy have substantial potential to support decarbonization.
  • The industry needs innovation, regulatory compliance and collaboration to achieve net-zero targets.

Episode Guests:

Stergios Stamopoulos

ABS Director of Global Sustainability

Stergios Stamopoulos is the ABS Director of Global Sustainability for the Western Hemisphere, leading ABS activities in the Americas and Europe regions. Under his leadership, the ABS sustainability centers in Houston, Athens and Copenhagen are assisting ship and offshore owners, operators, and other stakeholders with achieving their sustainability goals. He joined ABS in 2007 as an engineer and has worked in Greece, South Korea and the U.S. in a variety of roles.

Ushma Ahuja

ABS Senior Sustainability Engineer

Ushma Ahuja is a Senior Sustainability Engineer at the ABS Global Sustainability Center in Copenhagen, where she supports ESG mapping projects. She has been a Secondee with the Regulatory Affairs team of Maersk-McKinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping since 2023

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