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© Drijan

Shipping must pay the price today for tomorrow’s sustainability as a push to cleaner supply chains is seeing shippers reconsider their best routes to market.

A report from classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) claims that with no truly carbon neutral fuels available the best short-term option is slow steaming and speed optimisation.

“Even if there are regulatory complications, slow steaming and speed optimisation should be considered as options to comply with the IMO’s CO2 reduction targets by 2030,” it said.

“In ...

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