News / Low bunker prices may be threatening the competitiveness of new eco-boxships

15/12/2014

Are eco-ships under threat from lower fuel prices?

Anecdotal reports from container vessel brokers are that premiums for fuel-efficient ships have come under pressure, with some shipping operators no longer seeing fuel economy as a primary requirement following the dramatic 40% collapse in bunker prices since ...

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