News / Shipping must have 'well-to-wake' emissions standards, says WSC

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has stressed the need for the shipping industry to focus on well-to-wake emissions, if it is to achieve its decarbonisation ambitions – which are set to be increased next year.

The WSC is garnering a reputation as the International Chamber of Shipping’s sharper-toothed cousin, after a Maersk representative quit the ICS, and will make the recommendations at the IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 79) in December.

“Liner shipping is investing in decarbonisation and we urge ...