‘We did not do our homework’: divided African states were an ‘easy picking’ at IMO vote
- African states must negotiate as one in the continent’s interest, say shipping heads
- Continent faces estimated need for 135 ships at about $4bn
- African shipping companies ‘simply not ready’ for decarbonisation amid decaying fleet, lack of finance
Ghana Chamber of Shipping president Stanley Ahorlu said African negotiators were ‘fragmented’ and unprepared for the Net-Zero Framework vote, calling for the continent to unite to better represent its interests
