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Tag Archives: marine fuels
Crew training for LNG fuelled ships
I repeatedly speak about LNG fuelled ships, both here at the blog and at all sorts of other events. And there are typically three main concerns I get questioned about; the first is regulatory development, the second is availability of … Continue reading
A tribute to the Norwegian maritime industry
In a conference recently, I was challenged to present the “Norway Case” for LNG fueled ships, and what others could learn from Norway. If you haven’t got the story yet, the maritime world is now scrambling to get their things … Continue reading
How fast LNG will conquer the marine fuel market
Over the past week, here at DNV, we have done another market analysis to assess how fast LNG will win into the marine fuel market. I am not at liberty to share the results, but it got me thinking about … Continue reading
Joint industry project on LNG bunkering completed in Australia
I have presented the rationale behind this joint industry project before, but really it is very simple; several players can benefit from switching to LNG as a marine fuel also in Australia, so let’s see what it takes to make … Continue reading
The LNG fuelled fleet will double every second year
Clearly, the fleet of LNG fuelled ships is not growing as fast as we have predicted earlier. I believe the main reason is that shipping markets in general are pretty slow these days – not many ships are being ordered. … Continue reading
LNG as a marine fuel in Australia
Together with a range of other companies, DNV is participating in a joint industry project (JIP) on the use of LNG as a marine fuel in Australia. The JIP will assess the feasibility in terms of potential volumes and technical … Continue reading
Liquefied biogas is emerging as an alternative fuel
I have previously dismissed biogas as an alternative fuel for shipping. My main reasoning behind this was that it is not scalable to where it might penetrate the marine fuel market in any significant way, in other words I can’t … Continue reading
Which marine fuel do you want to be cheapest?
I know. I know. It’s summer. I am not supposed to think about marine fuel prices, but there is something intriguing about this situation where suddenly the marine industry has two alternative fuel options. And the choices made will have a … Continue reading
The simple case for LNG fuelled ships
The World Gas Conference has taken place in Kuala Lumpur this week, and I will share with you my key take-aways from the conference, but I need some quiet time on the flight to Europe tonight to sum it all … Continue reading
The only thing that matters is cost of fuel
After having talked to a large range of actors looking at gas fuelled ships from various viewpoints, one thing is very evident: Everybody is concerned about the higher price for a gas fuelled ship; will it be 10% more expensive … Continue reading



