News / Shipping lobby groups slammed for 'blocking global progress' on emissions reduction

The shipping industry was today accused of blocking international efforts to curb pollution and greenhouse gas levels rising globally on a level unseen in other industries.

InfluenceMap is an environmental watchdog that assesses, “ranks and communicates the extent to which corporations are lobbying climate and energy policy worldwide”.

In a report today it claims shipping’s lobby groups – principally identifying the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) and World Shipping Council (WSC) – have penetrated the UN’s International Maritime Organization ...