Ship&Offshore | Issue 03/2016
Fuel-saving potential and tightening regulations boost business
CURRENT PROJECTS | Cheap bunkers have taken some of the urgency out of ship operators’ quest to raise fuel efficiency by changing bulbous bows, optimising propellers and engines, and fitting various hull appendages. But now that the scale of efficiency gains has become evident, the retrofit market is well established. Shipyards are also benefiting from tightening emissions regulations and ballast water system installations, writes freelance journalist Paul Bartlett.