Asia Pacific > Japanese trading house to subsidise low-friction paint for maritime decarbonisation

Japanese trading house to subsidise low-friction paint for maritime decarbonisation

Published 08:29 on February 21, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:29 on February 21, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Japan, Shipping

A major trading house in Japan has launched a performance-based payment scheme that encourages the use of anti-fouling paint for ship bottoms with the view of driving down emissions in the shipping sector, it announced Wednesday.
A major trading house in Japan has launched a performance-based payment scheme that encourages the use of anti-fouling paint for ship bottoms with the view of driving down emissions in the shipping sector, it announced Wednesday.


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