The need to limit the impacts of climate change and achieve net zero are placing the art world under increasing pressure to decarbonise its operations. Opting for sea freight, as opposed to traditional air freight, is among the sector’s greatest tools in this regard. Doing so is not without its challenges, however, including the threat of higher insurance costs. Nevertheless, as insurers’ comfort with shipping fine art as sea freight grows, it becomes increasingly possible to envisage a sustainable future for art.
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