World First: Greek Ship Owner Awarded Carbon Credits
![Carlos Soler, AkzoNobel’s Business Director for Southern and Eastern Europe (left) presenting 13,735 carbon credits to Costas Mitropoulos Neda Maritime Co Ltd’s Technical Director (Photo: AkzoNobel)](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w100h1500/arlos-soler-akzonobels-business-director-59063.jpg)
Neda Maritime Agency, a Greek tanker and bulker owner, has reportedly become the world’s first ship owner to be awarded carbon credits through a methodology developed by AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business. A total of 13,375 carbon credits, potentially worth around $60,000, have been presented to Neda Maritime via the program. Launched in 2014, it is reported to be the first scheme of its kind that…
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