Important environmental agendas were discussed at the week's MEPC meeting in London, while some of the world's largest freight forwarders discussed their sea freight growth ambitions with ShippingWatch. Also, a ruling on a legal case between an ex-partner and Endofa.
ShippingWatch was present at the week's MEPC meeting in London where several critical environmental questions were on the agenda. Friday, member countries adopted a ban on high sulfur fuel for vessels unless a scrubber is installed.
Forward freighters do not share forecasts for the future
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Major freight forwarders DSV and Kuehne+Nagel have both released reports, but their ambitions for further growth within seafreight is vastle different. DSV CFO Jens Lund is pleased with the company's 4 percent growth in the third quarter of 2018, which is one percent more than the market. Kuehne+Nagel's Otto Schact, Executive Vice President, plans to grow twice as fast as the market.
On July 1, the use and transportation of heavy bunker oil by ships in the Arctic will be banned. A climate organization now accuses the ban of being full of loopholes.
