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Maritime Forecast to 2050

DNV — 2024-09-04

Maritime and Ports

Key highlights of the Maritime Forecast to 2050

The 8th edition of our Maritime Forecast to 2050 report pragmatically assesses the road ahead for shipping, analyzing regulations, technologies, and fuel availability, and helping stakeholders to make the correct decarbonization decisions today.

Several issues critical to the decarbonization challenge are considered:

How a complex regulatory framework is taking shape, including carbon pricing, mandates on reduced GHG intensity of marine fuels, and the option to pool compliance across a fleet of ships.
What the technological state of play is in the maritime industry today. While the technical transition is underway, supply of carbon-neutral fuels remains scarce.
How a range of operational and technical energy efficiency measures can deliver significant short-term emissions reductions, while also alleviating demand for carbon-neutral fuels.
What role other technologies, like onboard carbon capture, shore power and nuclear, can play in reducing maritime emissions.
How, regardless of the route taken, maritime decarbonization will come at a cost, which will have to be passed along the value chain to consumers.

"Prioritizing energy efficiency, leveraging technological solutions, and embracing digitalization are key steps towards reducing costs and achieving our decarbonization goals", said Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO Maritime, DNV.