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27 August 2026

Why shippers should hope the IMO vote passes

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Why shippers should hope the IMO vote passes

Tom Isler, ESG and innovation director at Baxter Freight, writes for Splash today. Freight buyers are watching the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework vote as a shipowner story, but they’re the ones who’ll pay either way, he warns. When the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee reconvenes in October, the reporting will treat it as a shipowner story. …

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