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LNG bunkering – Interview: Mark Bell, general manager, Society for Gas as Marine Fuel
Publication date: 03 April 2017
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The use of LNG as marine fuel has made considerable inroads in the passenger shipping segment in recent years but has yet to gain a solid foothold in the rest of the maritime industry, with only 0.2% of the world’s fleet currently LNG-fuelled. However, public discourse on the merits of using LNG as bunker fuel is gaining momentum, especially since October 2016, when the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) – the shipping industry’s regulator – announced it will impose a 0.5% global sulphur cap on marine emissions in 2020. LNG Business Review met Mark Bell, general manager of the London-based Society for Gas as Marine Fuel (SGMF), to discuss what lies ahead for LNG bunkering.