Karim Fahsiss

Karim Fahssis is heading decarbonization for Maersk in China.

As a global provider of end-to-end logistics services with the ambition to achieve carbon net zero transport by 2040, it is a strategic imperative for Maersk that we develop and identify the solutions which will enable us to deliver on our aspirations.

His main focus is on securing production and sourcing of green methanol in China in time for the delivery of Maersk new vessels. He also advises Maersk’s landside department on its decarbonization journey.

Karim Fahssis is an energy engineer by training and an entrepreneur having considerable experience with renewable energy projects. He has a strong technical background and a thorough understanding of the concepts and standards relevant to decarbonization. A French national, Karim Fahssis has been a resident of China since 2005 with his family in China. He speaks Chinese fluently.

He holds a double master’s degree in mechanical engineering and fluid dynamics from Centrale Nantes engineering school (France) and energy management from the Xi’an Jiaotong University (China).

He was awarded by the MIT Technology Review as the “Innovator of the year 2014” for introducing disruptive software technologies to the global wind energy industry with a focus on prospecting superior resource sites and delivering bankable energy yield assessments.

卡卡负责全球航运巨头马士基集团在中国的脱碳业务。作为一家致力于到2040年实现碳净零运输的全球端到端物流服务提供商，马士基的战略重点是开发和寻找能够实现公司碳减排目标的解决方案。卡卡主要关注的是及时为马士基新船只确保在中国生产和采购绿色甲醇。他还为马士基的陆上部门提供碳减排方面的建议。

卡卡不仅拥有能源工程的学术背景，他还是一位有丰富可再生能源项目经验的企业家。他有扎实的技术背景，并深刻理解与碳减排相关的概念和标准。这位法国籍的工程师自2005年起就与家人在中国居住，且能流利地说中文。

卡卡拥有来自法国南特中央工程学院（Centrale Nantes）的机械工程和流体动力学双硕士学位，以及来自中国西安交通大学的能源管理硕士学位。2014年，他因为为全球风能行业引入了突破性的软件技术并专注于优越资源场地的勘查和可靠的能量产量评估，而被麻省理工学院（MIT）科技评论评选为“年度创新者”。