Speed reduction of ships: a responsible and exemplary shipping on the initiative of Philippe Louis-Dreyfus, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs

PRESS RELEASE

Speed reduction of ships: a responsible and exemplary shipping on the initiative of Philippe Louis-Dreyfus, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs

France, a few months ago, and more recently the BIMCO (Baltic and International Maritime Conference, the oldest and largest maritime association in the world) have proposed to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) measures to reduce the speed or power of ships.

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For more than 10 years, Philippe Louis-Dreyfus has been active in promoting responsible and exemplary shipping, particularly when he chaired the ECSA (European Shipowners' Association) and BIMCO. He was the first to propose this measure to reduce the speed of ships. This significantly reduces all air pollutant emissions (sulfur and nitrogen oxides, particulates and CO2) immediately, without investment.

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