New e-Fuel Tender Puts Shipping Industry to the Test

The Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), a coalition of freight buyers driving demand for zero-emission shipping, has launched its second tender focused on pioneering the commercial deployment of e-fuels in the container shipping industry, with bids due in spring 2025.

The ambitious initiative aims to aggregate approximately 86 billion tonne nautical miles of demand for e-fuel-powered shipping starting in 2027, equivalent to transporting 1.5 million twenty-foot containers across the Pacific Ocean from Shanghai to Los Angeles.

Through this collaborative effort, ZEMBA and its over 40 member companies—which include major retailers like Amazon and IKEA—expect to reduce greenhouse gas em…