IMO marine director calls on carriers to keep up the pace: "Time is against us"

Shipping shouldn’t wait for policymakers to pile on pressure, says IMO director and candidate for the soon-to-be-vacant position as secretary general.

by ASTRID STURLASON

Carriers ought the lead the way in taking on the green transition instead of waiting on regulators to force them to do so, says IMO head of marine environment division Arsenio Dominguez.

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