• 13 Mar 2017

SEALNG, the group set up last summer to promote gas as marine fuel, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF), creating a framework for working together to persuade global shipping to adopt LNG as its fuel of choice.

The two companies will retain their existing focus; SEALNG on tackling the commercial barriers and SGMF on safety, operations and technical challenges to uptake for LNG as marine fuel. They plan to share knowledge, data and information to benefit their combined membership.

SGMF general manager Mark Bell said: “Through our work on the safety and technical aspects of LNG, SGMF remains wholly focused on promoting safe, responsible operations for gas-fuelled ships.

“The 100-plus members of SGMF represent the whole value chain, from supply to end-use, and our focus remains on safety, technical, contractual, training and competence, environment and gas-as-fuel industry information. SGMF does not cover the commercial aspect and therefore it will be beneficial to leverage the work of SEALNG on this issue.”