The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform, the new European initiative of comparison between the shipping sector, represented by European shipowners' association ECSA, and the producers of marine fuels, published a statement today in which highlights the urgency of developing a European supply chain to make Clean fuels available for maritime transport. Remembering that, according to the Draghi report, an estimated 40 billion euros are needed euros of annual investments until 2050 for decarbonisation European shipping and stressing that supporting the investments to promote production and availability of renewable and low-carbon fuels is essential to achieve climate objectives and ensure the leadership in green innovation, with its Statement The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform calls on the Commission to to include renewable and low-emission fuels and the innovative technologies needed for transport in the next Clean Industrial Deal, to exploit the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) to reduce risks of the investments needed to increase production and distribution of clean fuels for maritime transport and Reduce project risk for building a foundation European industry for these fuels through support EU public finance and EU ETS revenues, the emissions trading system of the European Union. It also calls for facilitating the role of ports as hubs energy by supporting fuel infrastructure projects.

"Making clean fuels available - he underlined ECSA Secretary General, Sotiris Raptis - is a prerequisite for the energy transition of maritime transport. The Clean Industrial Deal is a great opportunity to create the conditions to increase fuel production clean for shipping. Unlocking public investment and through the use of EU and national revenues ETS is essential to close the huge price gap between clean and conventional fuels".

"Key challenges, including high production costs, technological risks and insufficient market incentives for sustainable fuels - added Ralf Diemer, CEO of eFuel Alliance - are crucial. To overcome these obstacles, A clear regulatory framework and support mechanisms are essential to promote investment in production at scale industrial of renewable marine fuels. The proposed measures enable Europe to establish itself as a global leader in the decarbonization of the shipping sector".