Containership charter market feels the ripples from trade tensions
The charter market for containerships is diverging in response to the many pressures on supply ...
The Loadstar has reported how a lack of standardisation in air cargo emissions calculation and reporting had led to allegations of ’greenwashing’ and confusion for shippers and forwarders. – however, aviation is not the only sector crying out for consistency.
Recently, CEO of Vespucci Maritime Lars Jensen highlighted the disparity between ocean carriers OOCL and CMA CGM’s CO2 calculations for a sailing from Singapore to Hamburg on their joint Ocean Alliance service, of 288kg and 1,010kg respectively.
He wrote: “OOCL ...
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