Containerships see an 8% drop in fuel efficiency in past 25 years - hard to believe but true!

Good afternoon All

I just spotted this article and thought it was worth sharing with you.

It seems that even though container ships are getting larger and larger (circa 20,000 TEU), and the lift costs naturally dropping (sorry, logistics jargon is hard to avoid! - the lift cost is the cost to move each container carried) the vessels themselves are actually 8% less fuel efficient than in 1990.

Seems odd to me, as you'd think that with clean diesel technology in our trucks and cars, that this same technology is being employed in ships and shipping lines are very concerned about fuel costs as you can imagine.

http://theloadstar.co.uk/new-mega-boxships-not-as-fuel-efficient-as-those-delivered-25-years-ago-claim/?utm_source=The+Loadstar+daily+email&utm_campaign=af2027e358-Loadstar_16_April4_16_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c4570e43d4-af2027e358-125883633


Have a great weekend, the weather is dry and sunny here in Warrington and Spring is well upon us!

Kind Regards


Andy Cliff
Director
Straightforward Consultancy Ltd (SCL)
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