At the most recent event "Zero Emission Shipping" on 15th January, 2020 in Oldenburg, Mr. Westphal confirmed with his speech "Future Perspectives Zero Emission in the Shipping Industry" that mega trends such as climate change and digitisation should be used for more competitiveness in modal split as an opportunity for the European Short Sea Trade. In addition, he emphasised that the problem was not the propulsion systems on the way to Zero Emission Shipping, but the fuels. Westphal also advocates an ecological change at sea through sustainable "greening" of the existing fleets with help of national or European funding. Environmental protection is expensive and cannot be financed by the shipping industry alone.
At the most recent event "Zero Emission Shipping" on 15th January, 2020 in Oldenburg, Mr. Westphal confirmed with his speech "Future Perspectives Zero Emission in the Shipping Industry" that mega trends such as climate change and digitisation should be used for more competitiveness in modal split as an opportunity for the European Short Sea Trade. In addition, he emphasised that the problem was not the propulsion systems on the way to Zero Emission Shipping, but the fuels. Westphal also advocates an ecological change at sea through sustainable "greening" of the existing fleets with help of national or European funding. Environmental protection is expensive and cannot be financed by the shipping industry alone.
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