2025 has been a year of momentum and meaningful progress. Even in a fast-changing world, the green maritime transition is gaining pace, with solutions moving from ambition to action across the industry.
Ten years after the Paris Agreement, global emissions are still rising. The transition was never about limiting warming to a single number alone. It has always been about steady progress and reducing risk, step by step.
“Every tonne of emissions we cut matters,” says Håvard Tvedte, interim CEO of Maritime CleanTech. “Every solution deployed lower risk and moves us in the right direction.”
That perspective has guided Maritime CleanTech’s work throughout the year. While international processes have often moved too slowly, action in the maritime industry has gathered pace. More vessels have entered operation with clean technologies. Electrification has continued to advance. New fuels are moving from pilots into real use, and digital tools are helping fleets operate more efficiently and use less energy.
Global forums such as the IMO negotiations and COP30 delivered mixed results. Still, the commitment to chasing zero emissions remains strong across the maritime industry.
Full speed ahead
For Maritime CleanTech, the task is unchanged: to deliver solutions, cut emissions and ensure maritime industries remain competitive.
Progress in 2025 has been driven by collaboration across the value chain, with partners sharing knowledge, risk and ambition.
“The maritime transition is a team effort,” Tvedte says. “When we share risk, we gain speed and impact.”
Looking ahead to 2026, the focus is clear. The priority is to scale proven solutions, accelerate deployment and reach further across borders.
In a world marked by uncertainty, Maritime CleanTech will continue to build trust by connecting technology, markets and policy, and keep turning ambition into action.
