Shipping must learn to fly the green flag

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John Aitken of SEAaT argues an emissions trading scheme is the best way for the global shipping industry to become sustainable

In the same way as other industries strive to reduce their carbon footprints, the sector that underpins 95 per cent of the world's trade - shipping - must do likewise. For this to happen, we need global...

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