Green Marine's 2025 Program Updates: Advancing Maritime Sustainability

Green Marine has unveiled its 2025 program updates, reflecting the environmental certification program's commitment to continuous improvement in maritime sustainability. The revised program now features 15 performance indicators, with key enhancements including:

• A new performance indicator for shipyards focused on reducing waste and harmful substances from painting, coating, and blasting operations
• Increased GHG reduction targets for ship owners:
  • Level 4 now requires a 1.3% annual average intensity reduction
  • Higher renewable energy usage requirements (40%) at Level 5
• Expanded Community impacts criteria addressing vibrations, nuisance wildlife, visual pollution, and potable water use
• Broadened Underwater noise mitigation measures for ports that now include all marine species and additional operational sites
• Refined Ship recycling requirements, with Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) for new builds now at Level 3

These updates reflect input from diverse stakeholders, including industry experts, academic researchers, and community representatives, ensuring the program remains rigorous, relevant, and ambitious in pushing the maritime sector toward greater environmental responsibility.