News / Ports can help reduce ship emissions by using a 'polluter pays' fee system

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Ports could play a major role in efforts to decarbonise the shipping industry and help it reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, a new report from the OECD’s International Transport Forum (ITF) claims.

Reducing Shipping Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Lessons From Port-Based Incentives argues that the introduction of financial incentives by ports for shipping lines deploying greener vessels could go way beyond the few cases so far.

Research found that, despite some high-profile schemes in places, just 28 of the 100 largest ports ...