To accelerate the decarbonisation of the shipping industry and set an example for other nations, France has announced the "France-Mer 2030" plan. France's Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs, Hervé Berville, outlined the plan during a meeting of the French shipping industry and called on private industry to join the government's effort to make the decarbonisation of maritime shipping "as French as possible". CMA CGM responded to the call and announced its continued commitment to a more sustainable French shipping industry.
Affaires Maritimes
Berville emphasised that only 12 percent of the ships in use in France today were built in the country, compared to 80 percent in 1980. Nevertheless, he wants to develop a national framework to support decarbonisation so that zero-emission shipping "from keel to fuel cell" is achievable for France. To accelerate the design and financing of zero-emission ships, the government plans to earmark 300 million euros over five years.
During a 10-month consultation phase, input will be gathered from all sectors of the maritime world so that technological barriers can be identified and decarbonisation paths defined for each type of ship, from the commercial shipping industry to the fishing fleet and leisure boats.
France-Mer 2030 will provide the state with a central point of contact for working with the maritime industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and its carbon footprint. To this end, a "decarbonisation team" will be established within the State Secretariat for Maritime Affairs, a fund will be set up to expand subsidies, equity investments and guarantees, and the number of officers trained for the maritime industry to implement decarbonisation will be doubled. Industry and companies are called upon to join the efforts.
CMA CGM
This was announced by the company CMA CGM (Merger of the shipping companies Compagnie Générale Maritime(CGM) and the Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement (CMA)) taken up immediately. Rodolphe Saade, CEO, announced his company's support for initiatives in the French shipping sector through several measures.
CMA CGM in the Port of Hamburg. Photo: CMA CGM
At the beginning of the year, the company announced the creation of a €1.5 billion energy fund over five years to tap into new decarbonised energy sources and develop low-consumption yet highly efficient technical solutions. Next January, the shipping company will open a centre backed by 200 million euros and is calling for submissions of projects that can drive forward the energy transition in the entire shipping and port industry in France.
CMA CGM is also involved in the École Nationale Supérieure Maritime to increase the number of classes in which future French civilian maritime officers are trained. The company already has more than 30 ships with dual-fuel gas engine technology and will have 77 ships that can also run on biogas and synthetic methane by 2026.
Conclusion
"The CMA CGM Group wants to further develop the French-flagged fleet and make it a shining example of how to embrace the energy transition," said Mr Saade.
Opinion
Two kindred spirits seem to have met - or is there more to it than that? In any case, you have to have good people - and be able to play the drums properly! You have to do it yourself - and not wait for others to show you how!
Source: maritime-executive.com
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