FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin In an exclusive interview, Jason Stefanatos, Global Decarbonization Director at DNV Maritime, emphasizes that while industry attention has focused heavily on alternative fuels in recent years, energy efficiency continues to be a top priority for shipowners. He notes that energy efficiency measures have long played a crucial role in reducing fuel consumption and emissions, delivering significant improvements over the past decades. Today, these measures are attracting even greater interest, as they represent the most scalable emissions-reduction levers currently available. Stefanatos also highlights that, at this early stage of the decarbonization journey, it is essential to keep all options open. Finally, he underlines the importance of the human element in achieving decarbonization goals. The transition is not limited to hardware changes; it also affects onboard procedures, competency requirements, maintenance practices, and risk management. RelatedNews New report says one-size-fits-all biofouling strategies fall short More than 12,000 vessels are already compliant with FuelEU var jnews_module_21368983_0_6a01e2ed96815 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21368983","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1732,3063,1692,3205,1504,3684,1613,1745","e