International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) chairman Esben Poulsson has warned that IMO’s role as the global regulatory body must be protected.
Speaking at the ICS annual conference in London on Thursday, he said the organisation risks being sidelined through unilateral action by member states.
He highlighted the increasing tendency of EU countries’ positions to be co-ordinated by the EU itself.
And he provided the example of the current discussion at IMO about the establishment of a global CO2 data collection system.
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