MSC demands changes to CII: Rules punish at random and will reduce fleet capacity

Swiss-Italian MSC, the world’s largest container carrier, goes on the offensive against the incoming CII regulation, which will pressure shipping to sail in a more energy-efficient manner and deal out ratings for carbon emissions. The rules should be changed because they penalize the wrong entities, says MSC.
MSC CEO Søren Toft attacks the IMO's forthcoming climate regulation as the calculation methods will penalize ships at random, says MSC. | Photo: MSC - PR
MSC CEO Søren Toft attacks the IMO's forthcoming climate regulation as the calculation methods will penalize ships at random, says MSC. | Photo: MSC - PR

The world’s largest container line, MSC, which has a global fleet of 707 box ships and 125 new vessels under construction, now directs an unusually harsh criticism of the International Maritime Organization’s climate regulation CII, which will take effect in only two months.

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