Ardmore Shipping: Decarbonization through the details
The regulatory requirements governing environmental performance continue to ratchet up, with the EU Emissions Trading System in place for large ships entering EU ports since January 2024, FuelEU Maritime in effect since January 2025 and the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator tightening. At the same time, negotiations continue over the IMO’s Net Zero Framework. For us, ...
The shipping industry is under increasing pressure to reduce its carbon emissions, with regulations like the EU Emissions Trading System, FuelEU Maritime, and the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator tightening. Ardmore Shipping, however, views efficiency as a long-term operating discipline rather than a response to each new rule. By year-end 2025, the company had 26 product and chemical tankers in operation, utilizing 13 diverse energy efficiency technologies on its vessels, such as Mewis Ducts, propeller boss cap fins, variable speed drives, low-load boiler optimization, DeepSea’s AI-enabled voyage optimization, and weather-routing services from WetterWelt.
These technologies, combined with operational efforts by technical teams and onboard crews, helped Ardmore achieve a 14% reduction in fleet emissions from 422,083 metric tons of CO2 in 2024 to 361,656 in 2025. The decrease in emissions cannot be attributed to a single measure, as trade patterns, waiting times in port, drydocking days, and fleet utilization also play a role.
Ardmore’s fleet recorded zero Port State Control detentions in 2025, and 81% of inspections recorded zero deficiencies, highlighting the importance of sustained improvements in vessel efficiency and fuel consumption. To support this, Ardmore provides seafarers with on-demand training through the AFLIX app, virtual reality pre-voyage familiarization, and anonymous peer feedback on safety competencies through its Safety Rating app.
The company also emphasizes the importance of its shore-based team visiting vessels to strengthen the connection between ship and shore. In 2025, Ardmore’s WAVES initiative expanded the community of women officers from 16 to 25. While technology plays a role, Ardmore believes its value depends on effective integration into day-to-day vessel operations, emphasizing continuous improvement as central to its performance and progress.
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