ABS Northern Europe Regional Committee Addresses Clean Energy Strategies and the Cost of Compliance
(COPENHAGEN) The impact of market-based measures and the cost of compliance in shipping’s dynamic regulatory environment, along with the potential to improve carbon intensity through energy efficiency technologies were highlighted at the annual ABS Northern Europe Regional Committee. Attendees included marine and offshore stakeholders from Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark, where ABS is the leading classification society for existing vessels and newbuilds on order. John McDonald, ABS President and COO, outlined how ABS is built to serve the next-generation maritime