Bureau Veritas has gone to bat for LNG as a mainstream future fuel for shipping, hitting back at suggestions it is a “dead end” in the industry’s climate change battle.
Only a fraction of over 500 trading ships are powered by LNG, with the solution largely overlooked in favour of scrubbers to meet IMO 2020 regulations.
A lack of infrastructure makes LNG a tricky option for tramp shipping owners today, leaving its adoption largely confined to the gas carrier, containership and cruise markets.
