• The European Commission's recommendation for the EU's 2040 climate targets, calling for a 90% net GHG emission reductions, are ambitious and critically important, especially following updates suggesting that EU 2030 goals may be not be met. • The EU goals recognize the need to incentivize the production of green maritime fuels and to prioritize green fuels access for the maritime sector. • Liner shipping has begun the transformative journey towards decarbonisation, and we look forward to helping the EU translate goals into action. / EU 2040 climate targets point to the importance of providing renewable marine fuels for maritime sector decarbonisation. Committing the EU to production of zero-GHG fuel pathways is essential, not least because European Member States account for one-fifth of global shipping energy sales. (....)