So you thought Euronav and a strict anti-scrubber stance went hand in hand?

Think again.

That point was made again today by Euronav’s new chief executive, Hugo De Stoop, in remarks to the annual Marine Money Week conference in New York.

Some scrubbers could yet find their way onto the tankers of the European owner, but it depends on how the price spread between compliant low-sulphur fuel and the high-sulphur option plays out after the IMO 2020 emissions deadline hits, De Stoop explained.