MSC wants voyages with EU transhipment calls exempted from ETS
- Containerships on east-west strings such as Asia-US are on the hook for 50% of their emissions into and out of the EU
- Italy and Malta among EU states pushing to loosen green regulations in ETS revision
- Proposal may find favour as way for European Commission to keep populists on side
Mediterranean Shipping Co is pushing for EU ETS exemptions for its containerships’ transhipment calls at EU ports, as pressure grows to weaken the green regulation in its ongoing revision
