FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The green transition is no longer a question of intent, but of execution, credibility and scale, emphasised experts in our special column. Decarbonisation is inevitable, but complex and it cannot succeed in silos. Industry voices stressed that sustainability must be addressed across the full lifecycle of a vessel—from design and fuel choices to real-world operations, digital optimisation, and responsible recycling. Narrow, fuel-only approaches are no longer sufficient; instead, the transition requires flexible pathways that balance climate ambition with commercial viability, safety and operational reality. RelatedNews The human element at sea: Safety culture, psychological safety and leadership Future-ready seafarers: Bridging technical excellence and human competence var jnews_module_21360505_1_6a04dfb121f4e = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21360505","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"4291,3007,262,2334,4295","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,