FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin While decarbonization remains a defining challenge for shipping, tanker owners are taking a pragmatic route when it comes to newbuilds. Rather than investing in alternative fuel propulsion, which carries high upfront costs and uncertain payback, owners are focusing on proven energy-efficiency measures that deliver immediate gains, DNV explains in a recent article. “Right now, the priority is on technologies that reduce fuel consumption and emissions without disrupting operational flexibility,” says Catrine Vestereng, SVP and Global Business Director for Tankers, DNV. RelatedNews Hapag-Lloyd and Kuehne+Nagel shake hands for shipping decarbonization OOCL names world’s largest methanol dual-fuel containership var jnews_module_21364054_0_6a01f414de012 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21364054","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"2596,3063,1504,1740","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"