Spanish ferry operator jumps aboard shipping carbon credit scheme

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Baleària set to use allowances generated by fuel efficient coating to improve other vessels in its fleet

Spanish ferry operator Baleària has joined an innovative scheme pioneered by chemicals giant AkzoNobel that rewards ship owners by enabling them to generate carbon credits if they reduce their CO2 emissions....

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