News / New CO2 rules could cripple feeder and reefer shortsea services

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The IMO’s new CO2 reduction measures, including ETS (emissions trading system) and Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), will likely put more pressure on the feeder industry and drive more-polluting road transport, say experts.

A fetishism for scale by shipowners has led to chronic underinvestment in smaller tonnage, endangering feeder trades, with the upshot that not only are the trades limited in number, but also in carbon-efficiency, one source within the industry explained to The Loadstar.

“We are very concerned about the aging fleet and ...