Doubts over slow steaming

SLOW steaming is not a panacea to address the economics of increasing fuel costs or shipping emissions, despite an industry-wide shift to slower steaming speeds and confident predictions that the shift is set to become a permanent feature of the industry.

Indeed, a growing bank of industry experts is questioning whether the trend will survive once the market picks up speed.
“I think reducing speed is one of the measures that can help us reduce emissions, but I do not...

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