DFDS calls for greater state subsidies for green fuels

The Danish government’s proposal on carbon capture is good, but the state must invest more money in PTX production – otherwise, we won’t reach our goal, says chief executive.

by DAG HOLMSTAD

Mere days before Maersk will name the world’s first methanol-powered ship in Copenhagen, Torben Carlsen, chief executive of one of Europe’s largest ferry companies, DFDS, raises a warning:

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