An apparent difference of opinion on decarbonisation has led giant Danish shipowner AP Moller-Maersk to leave the board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

The container line said executive vice president Henriette Thygesen has stepped down after an annual revision of the group’s trade association memberships.

Maersk is not a direct ICS member, but is part of shipowners’ organisation Danish Shipping, which is.