TradeWinds readers have shown clear backing for the introduction of mandatory slow-steaming at the IMO.

In an online poll, 61% of respondents were in favour of the measure, with 39% against.

France has been leading a push to impose speed limits on vessels to move shipping towards the IMO's decarbonisation targets.

The move could also raise rates, in what is seen as a win-win scenario by the plan's advocates.