IMO Net Zero Framework

gCaptain’s full coverage of the International Maritime Organization’s Net Zero Framework for shipping.


Thursday, September 17, 2026
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Environment

Shipping’s Fuel Transition Hinges on a Number Nobody Has Agreed On Yet

International shipping is being asked to decarbonise before it knows what it will

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Friday, September 11, 2026
International Maritime Organization headquarters in London, England. Photo: cktravels.com / Shutterstock.com
News

IMO Urged to Give Shipping Clear Investment Signal on Net Zero Pathway

The Getting to Zero Coalition is calling on International Maritime Organization member states to preserve a strong and predictable Net-Zero Framework as

September 11, 2026
Total Views: 486

Friday, September 4, 2026
ship emissions
Environment

IMO Net-Zero Framework Holds Ground After Latest Round of Climate Talks

The International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework emerged largely intact from another round of negotiations this week, despite a push by the

September 4, 2026
Total Views: 934

Friday, August 28, 2026
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
News

IMO Net-Zero Talks Resume With Carbon Pricing at Center of Debate

Governments will return to London next week for another round of negotiations over the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework, with

August 28, 2026
Total Views: 925

Monday, June 8, 2026
A tanker ship is seen in the English Channel at sunrise, near Dover, Britain, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Shipping

ABS Calls for More Flexible IMO Decarbonization Framework

ABS is urging regulators to adopt a more flexible approach to the International Maritime Organization's greenhouse gas reduction framework, arguing that fuel

June 8, 2026
Total Views: 601

Monday, June 1, 2026
blue lng carrier at sea
Shipping

LNG Fleet Faces Compliance Divide as EU Carbon Costs Threaten Older Carrier Economics

A growing split is emerging within the global LNG carrier fleet as tightening European emissions regulations begin reshaping vessel economics, according to a

June 1, 2026
Total Views: 677

Friday, May 22, 2026
nuclear icebreaker convoy
Shipping

Shipping’s Arctic Black Carbon Problem is Growing Faster Than Regulators Can Respond

There is a particular kind of institutional irony that only the International Maritime Organization can produce with quite such reliable consistency. By Paul

May 22, 2026
Total Views: 3934

Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Container ships wait off the coast of the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Long Beach, California, U.S., October 1, 2021
Shipping

A New Front in Shipping’s Climate Battle: The Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Laura DiBella recently participated in the U.S. delegation to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 84th

May 6, 2026
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Friday, May 1, 2026
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

IMO Climate Talks Stay Alive as Carbon Plan Survives U.S. Pushback at MEPC 84

The International Maritime Organization has kept its landmark shipping climate framework alive following a week of high-stakes negotiations in

May 1, 2026
Total Views: 1043

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Opening of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 84th Session, April 27, 2026
Shipping

IMO Carbon Plan for Shipping Faces Growing Revolt as U.S. Courts ‘Silent Majority’

The U.S. is intensifying its push against the International Maritime Organization’s proposed global carbon pricing regime, with Federal Maritime

April 30, 2026
Total Views: 1447

Monday, April 27, 2026
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

FMC Chair Joins U.S. Opposition to IMO Carbon Plan With Warning

The chair of the Federal Maritime Commission has joined the U.S. delegation to high-stakes climate talks at the UN’s International Maritime

April 27, 2026
Total Views: 1511

Friday, April 24, 2026
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez during closing remarks of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 2nd extraordinary session, October 17, 2025.
Shipping

IMO’s MEPC 84 Opens as Key Test for Delayed Shipping Climate Pact

The International Maritime Organization convenes its 84th Marine Environment Protection Committee session in London next week under the shadow of last

April 24, 2026
Total Views: 486

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

EU Revives Fight for Global Shipping Carbon Price, Setting Up IMO Clash With U.S.

European Union countries agreed on Friday to keep pushing for a global price on shipping's CO2 emissions in U.N. talks next week, setting up another potential

April 24, 2026
Total Views: 536

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez during closing remarks of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 2nd extraordinary session, October 17, 2025.
News

Shipping Industry Closes Ranks Behind IMO Ahead of High-Stakes Climate Talks

International Maritime Organization faces a defining moment next week as global shipping groups line up in rare unity behind the regulator ahead of renewed

April 21, 2026
Total Views: 1263

Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Pyxis Ocean retrofitted with WindWings, setting sail for its maiden voyage in August 2023. Photo courtesy Cargill
News

Wind Propulsion Gains Regulatory Momentum at IMO

The International Maritime Organization is moving to bring wind-assisted propulsion fully into the regulatory mainstream, approving a formal workplan that

February 3, 2026
Total Views: 951

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

Shipping Industry Reaffirms Support for IMO as Global Regulator Following Carbon Pricing Delay

The Tripartite Forum of shipbuilders, shipowners and classification societies convened in Busan, South Korea last week, bringing together more than 70

October 28, 2025
Total Views: 581

Friday, October 24, 2025
A tanker ship is seen in the English Channel at sunrise, near Dover, Britain, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Shipping

IMO Net-Zero Framework Negotiations Continue Despite Adoption Vote Delay

The International Maritime Organization continued work on its Net-Zero Framework at working group talks in London this week, despite voting to postpone the

October 24, 2025
Total Views: 691

Monday, October 20, 2025
cargo ship emissions
Shipping

Opinion: Unpacking The Shipping Global Carbon Tax Delay

A fragmented, multipolar approach to decarbonization might actually fit our fragmented, multipolar world

October 20, 2025
Total Views: 954

A tanker ship is seen in the English Channel at sunrise, near Dover, Britain, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Shipping

IMO Net-Zero Framework Negotiations Continue Despite Adoption Delay as Biofuel Debate Takes Center Stage

The International Maritime Organization is meeting this week to continue negotiations on key policy details in the Net-Zero Framework, despite the decision

October 20, 2025
Total Views: 959

Friday, October 17, 2025
Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign to Derail  Global Shipping Emissions Tax
Environment

Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign to Derail Global Shipping Emissions Tax

The world’s shipping regulator postponed a decision on adopting a landmark charge on vessel emissions, a shock move that highlights the Trump

October 17, 2025
Total Views: 2323