Scorpio had promised to killoff the doubters questioning the merits of the latest generation vessels.

While figures released thisweek suggesting its latest newbuilding burns 30% less fuel when compared with afour-year-old vessel have received applause in the market, the queries have notyet disappeared.

Nikos Papantonopoulos, ofGreek broker Intermodal, warns the “green ships” could encounter a similar issueto that faced by “greenfield shipyards”.