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The passage outlines a strategic trade-off: lower speed reduces fuel use and emissions, with ancillary benefits (less engine wear, improved predictability) and costs (longer voyages). It also describes adaptive behavior by customers (earlier bookings, segmentation by urgency). Title B concisely names both sides—speed vs. efficiency—and the practice (“slow steaming”). A is too negative and ignores improved predictability and adaptive scheduling. C misstates the mechanism; the change is operational, not technological. D is false; shippers adjust rather than abandon ocean freight. On Nelson–Denny “best title” questions, pick the option that captures (1) the central policy or practice, (2) the explicit trade-offs, and (3) the pragmatic adjustments described. The neutral, analytic tone of the passage favors a balanced title over polemical ones. Identifying signal phrases—“to cut…,” “times lengthened,” “declined,” “shifted”—helps you see the cost-benefit structure that the correct title must reflect.