Can green ship finance deliver in 2025?
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Lloyd’s List senior reporter Declan Bush asks what’s next for green ship finance amid an ESG backlash, a second Trump presidency and big questions over technology and regulation
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GREEN ship finance arrived a few years ago to much fanfare and hope. But times have changed.
Lenders face many of the same hurdles as the rest of shipping: Uncertain regulation and technology, plus a lack of clear standards for what is and isn’t green.
But they also have another challenge. Cashed-up shipowners are sitting on piles of pandemic profits and paying back their loans. This means even holding on to a shipping portfolio is a challenge. Fierce competition among lenders has thinned margins, making it harder to offer borrowers much of a discount for greener goals.
President Trump is back in; ESG investing is out. Or is it?
Joining Lloyd’s List senior reporter Declan Bush on the podcast this week are:
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Jan-Henrik Huebner, global head of shipping advisory practice, DNV Maritime
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Tobias Backer, executive director, Pelagic Capital