Some bigger names have entered the LNG-fuelling arena in 2018, with constant veiled hints being made across the industry that more will follow in the coming months.

Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and Shell are demonstrating that using LNG as bunkers can make sense for aframax tankers trading in northern Europe, and Carnival is due to show off its first LNG-fuelled cruiseship — the 183,000-gt newbuilding AIDAnova — this month.