by Przemysław Myszka

The shipping industry has repeatedly been accused of being a laggard, a business that would happily sail on heavy fuel oil till kingdom come, only investing in technologies that are needed to keep its blissfully analogous fleet afloat.

We're talking with Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch's Asbjørn Halsebakke about those who have nonetheless decided to go against the grain and pay for solutions that, although they come at a premium, promise to deliver greater efficiency, also in the field of eco-performance.

We're also taking a closer look at how such technologies are developed and sold in a mixture of pure commerce, governmental support, technological possibilities, and moral compass.

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