You are using an outdated browser For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser. Subscribe Get Daily Email Subscribe --> Contact Us Sign in Home News & Features Compliance Costs Bunker Prices Bunker Intelligence World News Latest Features World Americas EMEA Asia/Pacific Home News & Features World INSIGHT: EU Signals Readiness to Consider NZF Alternatives INSIGHT: EU Signals Readiness to Consider NZF Alternatives by Martyn Lasek, Managing Director, Ship & Bunker Friday July 17, 2026 Tweet Follow @shipandbunker File Image / Pixabay Draft EU submission to ISWG-GHG 22 says bloc is ready to consider proposals to refine or adjust the NZF Any final package must still deliver well-to-wake net-zero by or around 2050 Measure must sit in MARPOL Annex VI and be adopted under tacit acceptance, contradicting the US position Flexibility floated for ships that cannot source low-GHG fuels at the ports they serve No position taken on any individual fuel, with comment on biofuels, crops, and indirect land use change ( ILUC ) all absent from the text The European Union has said it is willing to consider alternatives to the IMO Net-Zero Framework ( NZF ), provided any replacement meets four conditions, according to a draft submission to the International Maritime Organization seen by Ship & Bunker. “ The co-sponsors express their commitment to seeking the widest level of support possible in the final package of mid-term GHG reduction measures The document was circulated to member states as an advance copy from the European Commission on July 6 and is due to be filed with the IMO ahead of a July 20 deadline, co-sponsored by 27 EU member states and the Commission. It is aimed at the 22nd Intersessional Working Group on GHG ( ISWG-GHG 22 ), which meets from September 1 to 4 , and marks the clearest statement yet that Brussels will engage with the rival texts now circulating, including a set of draft amendments filed at the end of May by Li