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Baleària chief calls for incentives to cut shipping emissions
Baleària president Adolfo Utor called for rewards for shipping companies that cut emissions at a maritime conference in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
He said European and national rules should encourage investment in cleaner ships and fuels, not only penalise pollution.
Utor argued that incentives can make cleaner shipping financially viable while helping companies remain competitive.
He also said rules should protect the competitiveness of the Canary Islands, which he described as an outermost region.
Baleària received an award for its long-term work on decarbonisation, including cleaner fuels, electrification of ships and ports, and improved fleet efficiency.
The company is part of the Net-Zero MAR Alliance, which held the conference; no further steps were announced.
Baleària president Adolfo Utor called for regulations that reward shipping companies investing in decarbonisation, rather than only penalising emissions.
He made the appeal at the annual Net-Zero MAR congress in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Utor said incentives should help companies combine sustainability with competitiveness, including in the Canary Islands.
Baleària received the congress’s Net-Zero MAR Transformation Achievement Award for its sustainability work.
The company’s approach includes cleaner fuels, ship and port electrification, and fleet-efficiency improvements.
- Who
- Adolfo Utor, president of Baleària.
- What
- He called for incentives that reward shipping companies’ investments in decarbonisation.
- When
- At the annual Net-Zero MAR congress held the day before the article was published, on 13 November 2026.
- Where
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
- Why
- He said incentives would recognise companies’ sustainability investments and help make decarbonisation compatible with competitiveness.
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Baleària became a member of the Net-Zero MAR Alliance at its founding.
Utor spoke at the annual Net-Zero MAR congress in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where Baleària received the alliance’s Transformation Achievement Award.
- Speaker
- Adolfo Utor, president of Baleària
- Event location
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Alliance founded
- 2021
- Award
- Net-Zero MAR Transformation Achievement Award
- Decarbonisation measures
- Cleaner fuels, ship and port electrification, and fleet-efficiency improvements
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What people are saying
It is not only about penalising those who pollute, but also rewarding those who decarbonise.
We cannot allow a company that opts for more efficient ships and cleaner fuels to receive no advantage for that effort.