[Offshire Energy/March 27, 2025] The MIT Maritime Consortium (MC) was launched by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Capital Clean Energy Carriers, and HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) as founding members and Foresight-Group, Navios Maritime Partners L.P., Singapore Maritime Institute, and Dorian LPG as innovation members.

According to its members, the main objective of the consortium is to address climate-harming emissions in the maritime shipping industry, while supporting efforts for environmentally friendly operation in compliance with the decarbonization goals set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

To achieve its goals, the MC intends to launch multiple research projects designed to tackle challenges from a variety of angles, with collaborators researching new designs and methods that improve efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, explore feasibility of alternative fuels, and advance data-driven decision-making, manufacturing and materials, hydrodynamic performance, and cybersecurity.

Specifically, researchers will explore new designs for nuclear systems consistent with the techno-economic needs and constraints of commercial shipping, economic and environmental feasibility of alternative fuels, new data-driven algorithms and rigorous evaluation criteria for autonomous platforms in the maritime space, cyber-physical situational awareness and anomaly detection, as well as 3D printing technologies for onboard manufacturing.

The collaborators will also advise on research priorities toward evidence-based standards related to MIT’s presidential priorities around climate, sustainability, and AI.

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