It was the image that grabbed the most shipping headlines during COP28, the United Nations’ annual climate conference, but just how revolutionary was the call from top shipping names for an end date for fossil-only powered newbuilds?
Standing alongside each other, the CEOs of leading global shipping lines, MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and Wallenius Wilhelmsen (pictured), issued their joint declaration, urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to create the regulatory conditi...