On January 1st, the first "Decade of Sustainable Transport" approved in 2023 by the assembly United Nations General Resolution 78/148 entitled "Strengthen the links between all modes of transport to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals". This is a non-binding program that aims to further raise awareness of the crucial role of Transport in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and to collect and mobilize new solutions, resources and partnerships to promote sustainable transport globally through an Implementation Plan defined to implement coordinated action and multi-level support to Member States, the entities of the UN system, subnational authorities and all parties with the aim of translating shared priorities concrete policies at regional, national and local level, partnerships and investments.

On the occasion of the presentation in New York of the decade of the sustainable transport 2026-2035, Joe Kramek, president and CEO of the World Shipping Council (WSC), the association that represents the main companies of global containerized shipping, highlighted the role of essential of maritime transport in reducing emissions global supply chains and stressed that "the Liner shipping is investing $150 billion to build 1,035 dual-fuel ships by 2030, designed to run on fuels with low or zero greenhouse gas emissions. Yes These are - he specified - orders already issued. We hope that the Decade of Sustainable Transport can unite the sectors public and private sectors to make green and private marine fuels available affordable infrastructure, seizing opportunities of the decarbonisation of maritime transport and accelerating the reduction of emissions along the supply chains global supply'. In addition, Kramek remarked the importance of effective global emissions regulation of greenhouse gases at the International Maritime Organization.