News / Maersk hits back at 'misleading' and 'outdated' ETS rip-off claims

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Maersk has denied claims it is ripping off shippers by overcharging on EU ETS surcharges and refuted the Transport & Environment (T&E) study unveiled today, branding its findings “misleading”, and reliant on “flawed analysis” and “outdated surcharge estimates”.

The four largest European shipping lines – Maersk, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM – were named and shamed in T&E’s Profits Uncontained report, which claims millions of dollars in profits had been generated by overcharging customers for EU ETS compliance.

However, this ...