Copenhagen, 14 November 2025 – The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping is pleased to announce that MarineFifty is joining the Center as a Knowledge Partner. The partnership builds on a shared commitment to scalable, evidence-based solutions to enable and accelerate decarbonization in shipping and beyond.
MarineFifty’s team combines deep expertise in maritime, finance, energy, sustainability and investment across asset classes. They investigate opportunities across the full value chain—from early-stage innovation to deployment-scale infrastructure—and raise and deploy capital in companies, solutions and projects that accelerate maritime decarbonization. This pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach and commitment to enabling decarbonization aligns closely with the Center’s ambition to drive an effective and sustainable transition to zero emissions.
"We are delighted to welcome MarineFifty as a Knowledge Partner.Their blend of financing insight and decarbonization expertise will strengthen our ability to support our ecosystem in identifying, deploying, and scaling solutions that tackle climate change across the maritime value chain. Together with our growing group of like-minded partners, we will illuminate new pathways for decarbonization" said Bo Cerup-Simonsen, CEO of the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping.
“Maritime decarbonization has the potential to reshape global trade and create lasting value for the world,” said Krishnan Narayanan, Chairman of MarineFifty and the Fifty Group of companies. “It is an honor to work alongside such a brilliant and dedicated team at the Center. By bringing together their scientific leadership with MarineFifty’s investment expertise, we are building a framework capable of making zero-carbon shipping a reality. Ours is a partnership defined by shared purpose, trust, and a belief in what is possible.”
As a Knowledge Partner, MarineFifty will contribute with expertise across several areas. Their insights will support the Center’s work on an investible transition, with a particular focus on financial structuring and analysis. In addition, MarineFifty will bring a risk-informed investment perspective that aligns technical feasibility with financial viability, as well as a cross-sectoral approach bridging the gap between innovation, finance, and regulation.
In turn, the partnership will also provide MarineFifty with access to leading research, technical and policy insights, and collaboration across the Center’s partner network.This exchange of knowledge and perspective will support MarineFifty’s mission to mobilise capital for the best and most scalable decarbonisation solutions, and reflects both organizations’ shared commitment to a zero-carbon maritime industry.
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About MarineFifty
MarineFifty is an investment firm focused on advancing marine sustainability and accelerating the sector’s transition to net zero. Supported by a multidisciplinary team with backgrounds in shipping, energy, chemicals, sustainability, finance, and strategy, the firm combines deep industry expertise with an active investment platform designed to unlock scalable impact.
Its mission is to channel capital, technical insight, and strategic partnerships towards technologies and solutions capable of transforming the maritime industry. Its investment strategy spans venture, private equity, and infrastructure, targeting next-generation fuels, propulsion systems, vessel design, ports, and digital optimization tools — all critical enablers of measurable decarbonization and long-term competitiveness across the global shipping value chain.
The firm works closely with innovators, investors, and industry leaders to bridge the gap between promising climate technologies and large-scale deployment. Through its growing portfolio and collaborative approach, MarineFifty seeks to accelerate practical pathways to net zero, positioning itself as a catalyst for sustainable growth and technological advancement across the marine ecosystem.
More information: www.marinefifty.com
About the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero CarbonShipping (MMMCZCS) is an independent, not-for-profit research and development center established in 2020 with funding from the A.P. Moller Foundation. Our purpose is to guide and accelerate decarbonization of the global maritime industry.
Working with our partners, governments, authorities, public sector bodies, scientists, and organizations across the global maritime industry we aim to inform, de-risk decision-making, and spark real climate action.
We are technology agnostic and have no vested interest in specific decarbonization solutions. We explore free of commercial considerations and independent of partner strategies. As a result, we deliver independent analyses of how the transition is progressing and clear, data-driven recommendations for accelerating maritime decarbonization. On top we are maturing solutions to the most pressing problems across the maritime value chain, from fuels to onboard solutions, regulations, and financing.
For more information and overview of partners, please visit www.zerocarbonshipping.com
