Shipping industry spies greener horizons ahead

Will Nichols
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Shipping companies are making money by tackling their environmental impact, despite the lack of a global emissions deal

Shipping is arguably the world's largest - and oldest - niche industry. Around 90 per cent of global trade is carried by sea, according to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), yet few people...

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