It remains possible that the shipping industry could receive specific mention in the blueprint to be discussed at the Paris climate change conference, known as COP-21, which is due to take place from 30 November to 11 December. The direction the text will take will be known before the event but key elements are still unclear, Peter Hinchliffe, general secretary of the International Chamber of Shipping, told IHS Fairplay at the COSCO-organised 12th World Shipping (China) Summit in Guangzhou.
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