Carriers

European shipowners: "We tend to sit on the fence"

"We sometimes fail to respond to regulatory initiatives in a proactive manner," says the European Community Shipowners' Association in response to criticism that the carriers are too slow to act on new regulations, especially in terms of the environment.
BY LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT

Earlier this week, departing CEO of DNV GL, Henrik O. Madsen, aimed a strong criticism at the shipping industry and the major shipowners - and the European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA) now acknowledges that there is a basis for the criticism.

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