Shipowners at risk if they ignore carbon pricing, says Trafigura
There has been a mindset shift on the issue of carbon pricing for shipping, argues Trafigura’s Global Head of Fuel Decarbonization Rasmus Bach Nielsen. Owners passively waiting for decarbonisation to happen will likely end up footing the bill, he warns
As the Poseidon Principles banks start aligning fleet efficiency benchmarks with Paris Agreement targets rather than IMO, the pace of decarbonisation belt-tightening for owners is picking up pace. Signatories to the Global Maritime Forum’s Getting to Zero Coalition ague that owners not prepared to engage with the process of regulatory reform will be the ones left out in the cold