Esben Poulsson\u2019s bags are packed and today he\u2019s off to Panama for the weekend\u2019s momentous opening of the expanded canal. In Panama he may well pick up a hat \u2013 although he has many already.<\/p>\n
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) elected Poulsson as its new chairman at the start of the month.<\/p>\n
As well as the Danish national\u2019s commitments to the ICS, he is president of president of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), and also is on the board of the Singapore Maritime Foundation, Epic Shipping, AVRA International and Straits Tankers. The former Torm man is also chairman of Enesel Pte Ltd, a Singapore management subsidiary of Athens-based boxship operator Enesel.<\/p>\n
With his ICS hat on, Poulsson is not hanging around, determined to lobby hard for shipowners on three key issues \u2013 CO2, ballast water management and sulphur.<\/p>\n
The veteran shipowner tells Maritime CEO<\/em> he is a \u201cnew boy\u201d when it comes to his new ICS role. The secretariat has been busy bringing Poulsson up to speed with the reams of regulations that are hovering over the industry.<\/p>\n \u201cOur stated priority is CO2, ballast water management and sulphur,\u201d he tells Maritime CEO<\/em> in an exclusive interview. \u201cThey are each big issues and very complicated. What we at ICS can do is to try to move these agendas on so that there is clarity on what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Too much impending regulation remains unclear, he warns, especially ballast water management rulings coming out of the US.<\/p>\n On CO2, Poulsson is worried. \u201cThe EU is running at a different pace to IMO,\u201d he says, adding: \u201cWe are trying to avoid unilateral regulations from regions.\u201d<\/p>\n Poulsson reckons that if no solution for CO2 comes about soon, a market-based system will likely be introduced, which is not something ICS favours.<\/p>\n \u201cShipping is generally a responsible industry but given current market conditions the last thing we need are three major issues on which we are awaiting decisions,\u201d Poulsson says, adding that ICS\u2019s credibility within IMO should allow it to influence regulations.<\/p>\n And talking of influence, the European who has lived in Asia for the last three decades, has his own personal view on today\u2019s biggest news \u2013 the UK referendum on whether to stay in the EU. \u201cStay within is best,\u201d he advises. \u201cInfluence from inside.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Esben Poulsson\u2019s bags are packed and today he\u2019s off to Panama for the weekend\u2019s momentous opening of the expanded canal. In Panama he may well pick up a hat \u2013 although he has many already. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) elected Poulsson as its new chairman at the start of the month. As well …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ml_titleColor":"#000000","_ml_titleFont":"Roboto","_ml_titleFontSize":1.136,"_ml_titleFontWeight":"400","_ml_titleLineHeight":1.3,"_ml_metaColor":"#708090","_ml_metaFont":"Montserrat","_ml_metaFontSize":0.6785,"_ml_metaFontWeight":"400","_ml_metaLineHeight":0.92,"_ml_bodyColor":"#a9a9a9","_ml_bodyFont":"Open Sans","_ml_bodyFontSize":0.85,"_ml_bodyFontWeight":"400","_ml_bodyLineHeight":1.2,"_ml_wooPriceColor":"#666","_ml_wooPriceFont":"Open Sans","_ml_wooPriceFontSize":0.9,"_ml_wooPriceFontWeight":"400","_ml_wooPriceLineHeight":1.27,"_ml_headingColor":"#000","_ml_headingFont":"Merriweather","_ml_headingFontSize":2.02,"_ml_headingFontWeight":"700","_ml_headingLineHeight":1.47,"_mlglobal_userfontcolors":{"headingColorUser":[],"titleColorUser":[],"metaColorUser":[],"bodyColorUser":[],"wooPriceColorUser":[]},"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[80,62,70,81,68,61],"tags":[103],"yoast_head":"\n