Even the man at the epicentre of shipping’s drive towards decarbonisation did not expect how quickly change would start to take place.

Bo Cerup-Simonsen became the chief executive of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping two-and-a-half years ago.

The not-for-profit organisation’s latest research has revealed that vessels must reduce their use of fossil fuels by 50% by the end of the decade to align the industry with Paris climate goals.