Decarbonizing shipping – why now is the time to act

May 27, 2021

San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo: Cameron Venti on Unsplash

For the world to decarbonize, shipping must decarbonize. Image: Cameron Venti/Unsplash

Henriette Hallberg Thygesen

Executive Vice President, CEO Fleet and Strategic Brands, A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S

Lasse Kristoffersen

Chief Executive Officer, Torvald Klaveness Group

Jose Maria Larocca

Executive Director Co-Head of Oil Trading, Trafigura

Johannah Christensen

Managing Director, Global Maritime Forum

Christoph Wolff

CEO, Smart Freight Centre, Amsterdam, Honorary Professor Economics & Social Sciences, University of Cologne

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