Procureship: How AI helps shipowners see and shrink their vessels’ Scope 3 emissions

Shipping’s climate footprint is not just fuel burned at sea – it is built into everything shipowners buy for vessel operations.

Gary Yeow, Head of Sales – APAC at Procureship, shares how Procureship’s EmissionPassport gives owners visibility into their fleets’ Scope 3 emissions and the data to start reducing them:

Maritime shipping is responsible for about 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and, according to the International Maritime Organization’s Fourth Greenhouse Gas Study, that share could rise to 90% to 130% of 2008 levels by 2050 without further intervention.

Shipping’s decarbonisation conversation has largely centred on fuel – energy efficiency, alternative fuels, and the emissions that come directly from burning bunker fuel at sea. However, it is often forgotten that a large share of a vessel’s climate footprint is from its wider supply chain, including the husbandry goods, spare parts, and logistics services it receives throughout its operation. These Scope 3 emissions – distinct from Scope 1 emissions from burning fuel, or Scope 2 emissions from wider energy production – have traditionally been difficult for shipowners, operators and managers to access and even harder to calculate, typically requiring consultants, manual spreadsheets, and months of chasing suppliers for data.

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