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Stena ESG chief: ‘Polluter pays’ works – the economics of shipping have shifted

The company’s director of public affairs says 100 per cent electric ships are an inevitability

Claes Berglund, director of public affairs and sustainability, Stena AB. Picture: Maxwell Photography

The world has in recent times become pretty well accustomed to the idea of electric vehicles, even allowing for a dip in sales across the world of late.

A concept that is less familiar to people, however, is that of the electrification of the shipping industry. This though is something that is fast coming down the tracks, according to Stena, the Swedish shipping giant.

The family-owned company, whose subsidiaries include Stena Line, is one of ...