As ships head to drydock for retrofits ahead of the IMO's new sulphur emissions rules, executives at shipyards have a mixed outlook for the year ahead.
In TradeWinds' survey of shipping industry figures on their expectations for the year ahead, Onomichi Dockyard president Takashi Nakabe and DSME chief executive Jung Sung-leep say shipowners should adopt a wait-and-see approach to compliance solutions as they consider new orders.
