• 14 Jul 2016

Carnival Corporation & Plc, DNV GL, ENGIE, ENN, GE, GTT, Lloyd’s Register, Mitsubishi Corporation, NYK Line, Port of Rotterdam, Qatargas, Shell, TOTE Inc. and Wärtsilä have announced a new cross-industry initiative called SEALNG, to accelerate the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel.

This joint initiative is fully in line with the recent environmental regulations, carried by different governments, the European Union and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on a global scale, which promote the use of a much cleaner ship propulsion system. To support the increasing demand for LNG, the deployment of dedicated infrastructures is required to enable quick, secure and cost effective access to LNG. SEALNG, addresses to all key actors in the LNG supply chain and aims to face the challenges related to the use of LNG as fuel.

LNG has the potential to take a 10% market share of global bunker demand by 2030, and all the partecipants will contribute to achieving this target.

Explaining the coalition’s objective, Peter Keller, chairman of SEALNG and executive vice president of TOTE Inc., said: “We recognise the need to work closely with key players across the value chain, including shipping companies, classification societies, ports, major LNG suppliers, downstream companies, infrastructure providers and OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) to ensure an understanding of the environmental and performance benefits of LNG as a marine transport fuel. SEALNG aims to address market barriers and help transform the use of LNG as a marine fuel into a global reality.”