Decarbonizing shipping will cost '$1.5tn over 20-30 years'

'We need sustainable profitability,' Ocean Network Express chief says

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A container ship sails through New York Harbor.  © Reuters

WATARU SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Shipping companies around the world have seen profits surge during the pandemic as a supply chain crunch boosted freight rates, but much more investment is needed to accelerate the industry's decarbonization, a shipping executive told a forum in Singapore on Thursday.

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