Insuring the transition

Insurance policies currently only cover the cost of replacing traditional fossil fuel-powered combustion engines on inland waterway vessels, even though regulations state new, more costly, low-emission engines must be fitted. Armand Lans of FDR | Risk & Insurance explains why this means that ship owners have been left dangerously exposed

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