DANISH
shipping giant Maersk is helping banks
enforce the carbon-neutral agenda, terms under which smaller players must
conform, reports London's
Lloyd's List.
New revolving credit facility
will see Maersk pay lower rates if it meets or exceeds carbon reduction
targets. The
18,340-TEU Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Maersk's credit costs will reflect its emissions reduction
performance.
The widespread application of
such lending policies may leave smaller players struggling to catch up with big
multi-nationals that can absorb such costs.
Maersk has attached environmental
terms to a new US$5
billion revolving credit
facility, as it seeks to put incentives behind its moves toward decarbonisation of shipping.
Under the terms of the new
facility, the credit margin will be adjusted based on Maersk's progress to meet
its target of reducing CO2
emissions per cargo unit moved by 60 per cent by 2030, against a 2008 baseline. The performance will be
measured against the carrier's Energy
Efficiency Operational Indicator.
"We have received strong
support from our global relationship banks. The facility was substantially
oversubscribed, and we are pleased with the terms and conditions of the new
facility," said Maersk chief executive of fleet and strategic brands
Henriette Hallberg Thygesen.
Source : HKSG.
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