Container ships are becoming more energy efficient, with emissions dropping roughly 37 percent on average between 2009 and 2017, according to the Clean Cargo Working Group. Chinese container giant COSCO Shipping has fitted its vessels with a "bulbous bow" to reduce wave resistance and fuel consumption, while France's CMA CGM has kitted out its ships with electronically-controlled engines to optimise performance. However, the overall progress has begun to level off, highlighting the limits of the sector's current actions to tackle climate change, it added.
Container ships are becoming more energy efficient, with emissions dropping about 37% on average between 2009 and 2017, according to the Clean Cargo Working Group. Chinese container giant COSCO Shipping has fitted its vessels with a "bulbous bow" to reduce wave resistance and fuel consumption, while France's CMA CGM has kitted out its ships with electronically-controlled engines to optimise performance. However, the overall progress has begun to level off, highlighting the limits of the sector's current actions to tackle climate change, it added.