Greenpeace wants shipping to slow its vessels down

There is one thing that shipping can do right away in its quest to become greener, according to environmental juggernaut Greenpeace.

John Hocevar, Greenpeace USA’s ocean campaign director, said slowing down its vessels is a sure-fire way to burn less fuel and release significantly less CO2 into the atmosphere.

"With almost every issue in shipping, slowing down helps," he said during last week's TradeWinds Shipowners Forum New York.