The Danish tanker player has proved slow steaming is doable despite the initial concerns of its own engineers.
Identifying huge fuel cost savings for its fleet of VLCCs is only one success Maersk Tankers has achieved by slow steaming.
It has also laid to rest some of the fears of technical problems from operating engines at reduced load levels.
Technically, slow steaming is not only doable but makes sense environmentally, says Maersk Tankers senior director of technical operations Tommy Thomassen.
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