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The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has revised and increased its proposal for a levy on shipping emissions, for consideration at next month’s IMO MEPC 82, by $20.
The global trade association for shipowners and operators said it was time for International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states to “bite the bullet” and adopt a maritime greenhouse gas emission (GHG) levy for entry into force in 2027.
The IMO, a UN agency responsible for regulating maritime transport, is expected to introduce some manner ...
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Andy Lane
August 15, 2024 at 3:41 pmAnything less than US$200 per metric ton will be completely ineffective. Then we need to understand who will collect, where will it be spent? If ICS, or WSC or IMO or any other body is serious about this, then let’s start talking with numbers which will change behaviours. And I do not mean with carriers, but with the shippers who need to pay the environmental costs of the goods which they ship and profit from!