Hellenic Chamber backs IMO move to tackle sulphur cap safety issues
Shipping industry guidance and ‘preparation’ by owners will not be enough to adequately ensure safety when the industry is obliged to switch to low-sulphur fuels in 2020, the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping has said. Endorsing recent decisions by the IMO’s key committees to properly address industry concerns, George Pateras also took a swipe at critics who argue that a trouble-free transition is all a matter of attitude
Chamber president George Pateras says ‘vast experience’ of shipowners in bulk and tramp sectors should be listened to