DNV GL - The Future of Shipping

The shipping industry must continue to enable global trade and prosperity while contributing to a more sustainable future. Learn more about ambitions and possible pathways to sustainable shipping: futureshipping....
"The Future of Shipping" is part of DNV GL's Broader View - Better Decisions" themes for the future.

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With regard to shipping steps to reduce atmospheric pollution to acceptable levels could include: -
1) Abolish the cruising fraction of marine transport;
2) Abolish recreational boating;
3) Reduce 'freight mile' distances;
4) Reduce freight carrying capacity;
4) Improve fuel quality;
5) De'fossil'ise the fuel chain;
6) Localise production to consumption;
7) Reduce the global population of consumers.
The use of any of the options above may not be the future of marine transportation but moving less material and moving what is transported over shorter distances, as in the past, should be. Together with localised production and minimised consumption a global population that has individuals voluntarily self limiting reproduction to two children per parent (both male and female), might save the planet. Shipping currently has a 'high volume, low margin' business model and it needs to return to the 'low volume, high value added' model it followed in the past.