Clearing the air – how unions are working to ensure battery-powered vessels are safe as well as green
While we've all been preoccupied with the pandemic, the need for the shipping industry to cut its emissions has not gone away.
Battery-powered vessels are likely to play an important part in this clean-up effort, but seafarer representatives say that urgent work is required on safety standards, firefighting equipment and crew training. Sarah Robinson finds out how the coming electric revolution looks from the perspective of a Nautilus Federation union.
