Many fuel-saving technologies (such as advanced coatings or energy saving devices) are not adopted, because the industry does not trust the promises or because contracts fail to create win-win situations. »Ship owners maintain a degree of skepticism around fuel and C0_2 saving predictions. The lack of accurate and transparent supporting data underpinning statistics quoted has contributed to this mind-set,« confirmed Barry Kidd (Akzonobel). ISO 19030 is expected to bring major improvements in this respect. The standard on hull and propeller performance for fleet in service was published in November 2016, moving the discussion from the smaller circle of experts in the working group to the wider public.
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