Vol. 61 No. 2 (2024)   Plants & Infrastructure Systems
Technical Prospects

GHG Reduction Strategy for International Shipping and Related Solution Technology of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding

Koichi Sato

In July 2023, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) extensively revised its GHG Strategy and set the target for 2050 at net zero, strengthened from the previous target of 50%. The IMO also made the interim target for 2030 more challenging. This report analyzes the impact of the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (2023 IMO GHG Strategy) and describes the tasks for its realization and evaluates the impact of the transition to zero emissions in ship design. It is considered that the environment-related technologies being developed by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Corporation (hereinafter Our company) will be effective as measures to comply with future environmental regulations, and that the use of our comprehensive shipbuilding engineering technologies will be effective as well.