Gerry Wang condemns ‘overly aggressive’ IMO deadline
Former chief executive of containership owner Seaspan attacks the 2020 deadline as ‘absurd’. He says refineries lack strong interest in producing low-sulphur fuel oil even though they have the capability to do so. Scrubbers will cause unbearable upfront costs that are difficult for carriers to transfer to shippers
IMO officials are ‘muddleheaded’ and ‘without common sense’, Mr Wang tells a green shipping conference in Shenzhen