News / ETS will see 'a fist fight between carriers and shippers', says Lars Jensen

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The forthcoming EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) rules “will not be transparent”, Lars Jensen, CEO of Vespucci Maritime, told The Loadstar Podcast. 

In its most recent episode, Loadstar podcast host Mike King asked if pushback, from shippers to carriers, could be expected if the implementation of ETS surcharges is not clear. Mr Jensen said: “Yeah, there will be pushback…there are a number of challenges that will prevent a transparent solution, no matter how much anyone would desire it.” 

The first problem, he ...