The BW Group chief’s comments came as he delivered a keynote speech at the opening of Nor-Shipping in Oslo Tuesday.
Sohmen-Pao told delegates: “Some of the newly touted eco ships may not be the answer to our challenges.
“Scrapping young ships is a huge environmental waste and we should be expending at least as much energy on optimising existing ships
“With new emission regulations, uncertainty over the price of fuel and a possible switch to gas propulsion in future, we need to make sure today’s eco ship does not look like tomorrow’s oil thirsty dinosaurs.”
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