Slow Steaming Practice: Web survey conducted by MAN PrimeServ reports on slow steaming practice in container and bulk shipping industry

摘要

In late 2011, MAN PrimeServ, a division of MAN Diesel & Turbo, conducted a web survey among 149 representatives of the global container and bulk shipping industry. The purpose was to investigate the approach of container lines, as well as bulk and tanker operators, to slow steaming, retrofit, de-rating and upgrade measures taken to maximize the return on slow steaming, and evaluating of the results of these measures.