Data shows 9.6pc reduction in CO2 emissions from container shipping since 2015.

Carbon dioxide emissions from 17 of the world's leading ocean container carriers, representing approximately 80 percent of global containerized shipping, continued to fall in 2018, according to a new report from BSR's Clean CargoTM. Since 2015, CO2 emissions per container carried have dropped by 9.6 percent, indicating that Clean Cargo members are making progress towards meeting the target set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) of halving CO2 emissions from shipping by 2050.

Clean Cargo's aggregate average Trade Lane...