Maersk offers advice at US hearing
Dr. Lee Kindberg, Maersk North America’s Head of Environment & Sustainability addressed (virtually) on April 15th the U.S. Congressional Hearing House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on “Practical Steps Toward a Carbon-Free Maritime Industry: Updates on Fuels, Ports, and Technology.”
Dr. Kindberg was invited by the committee to testify as an expert on the subject. “This is really an exciting time to be in shipping – a time of change that will transform the industry as much as containerization did in the 20th century,” she said.
Ocean shipping is the most energy-efficient way to move cargo long distances and has been getting more energy efficient, reducing the environmental impact of vessel operations. Reducing fuel consumption reduces emissions of both greenhouse gases and pollutants. The shipping industry emits 2-3% of the world’s man-made CO2 and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set industry go