Trelleborg marine and infrastructure president Richard Hepworth tells Lloyd’s List that LNG’s rising significance as a shipping fuel will re-route traditional energy trades routes. Supporting infrastructure must keep pace, he says 

Gas advocates urged the industry not to dismiss LNG fuel as an interim solution to decarbonisation. Meanwhile, participants at Gastech 2023 noted advances in other fuels, but also acknowledged these may be some distance away from reaching zero emissions

While not ignoring the development of other alternative fuels, Keller says to make progress on the decarbonisation pathway ‘we need to concentrate on what we can do right now’

Chief executive Noah Silberschmidt sees potential in the retrofit segment, while also actively pursuing orders on LNG carrier newbuildings

The concept boasts increased cargo space and also provides a solution to help owners avoid making investments in vessels that become stranded assets

Schulte Group chose LNG over methanol mainly because of lack of supply of the latter, Gastech 2023 told