China has commissioned a pair of all-electric container ships, marking a bold step toward cleaner maritime transport. These ships are touted as the largest of their kind globally and promise to start a trend that may revamp a problematic sector of global transportation. Cleaner and Quieter SeasThe International Maritime Organization (IMO) set out in 2018 to halve shipping emissions by 2050. However, Climate Action Tracker reports that halving emissions is insufficient to prevent global warming from exceeding the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit set by the Paris Agreement. The shipping industry must g…