Jerome Leprince-Ringuet, managing director of Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions, believes more companies will opt for LNG as a fuel this year, as the industry looks to IMO 2020 compliance.

An illustration of Total's first LNG bunker vessel being built to serve CMA CGM's ships by MOL in China Photo: Total

“For 2019, I’m betting that there will be new ones and I’m very positive,” he told TradeWinds.