{"id":10036,"date":"2020-09-07T16:26:25","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T15:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/?p=10036"},"modified":"2022-01-31T07:08:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T07:08:00","slug":"lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/","title":{"rendered":"LNG as Marine Fuel \u2013 the answer to alternative fuels?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As an alternative marine fuel, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is the most environmental fossil fuel. A decade ago, the use of LNG as vessel fuel was seen as the possible solution to more sustainable shipping practices, though it is now considered more a transition fuel, en-route to using <a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/renewable-services\/\">renewable<\/a> non-fossil fuels when available and at market-acceptable cost.<\/p>\n<p>The attraction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/fe\/science-innovation\/oil-gas\/liquefied-natural-gas#:~:text=Liquefied%20natural%20gas%20(LNG)%20is,volume%20in%20its%20gaseous%20state.\">Liquefied Natural Gas<\/a> as a marine alternative fuel lies in that it does not omit any particles or Sulphur. However, depending on your calculations, the greenhouse gas reduction in most cases is marginal due to methane slip and emissions in handling LNG (the comparative impact of LNG\/Methane is 25 times greater than CO2 over a 100-year period). Therefore, the impact <span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; cursor: text; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">of LNG<\/span> on marine decarbonization is also questionable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is LNG as a marine fuel becoming increasingly popular?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Simply put yes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LNG Bulk infrastructure is already developed in many ports and matches up well against existing liner trades.<\/li>\n<li>Of the top 25 global ports ranked by volume of trade, bulk LNG is already available in, or close to, 24 of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Importantly nine out of the top 10 bunker ports can already, or plan to by 2021, supply LNG as an alternative marine bunker fuel.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture1.1-1024x269.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture1.1-1024x269.png 1024w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture1.1-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture1.1-768x201.png 768w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture1.1-1536x403.png 1536w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture1.1.png 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10047 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture-2.2-use-1024x180.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture-2.2-use-1024x180.png 1024w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture-2.2-use-300x53.png 300w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture-2.2-use-768x135.png 768w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture-2.2-use-1536x271.png 1536w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture-2.2-use-2048x361.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Figure 1 The LNG price at the delivered price is substantially higher than the LNG HUB price<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With the current drop in oil price (2020) the price difference between 0.5% LSFO and LNG may not be attractive. However, with a stabilizing oil prices we will most probably see a future price difference where LNG is attractive cost-wise again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it a riskier option though? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The perception by some is that LNG is dangerous. LNG is a highly flammable liquid\/gas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10043 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"957\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture6.png 957w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture6-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Picture6-768x377.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Figure 2 Fire scenarios with an LNG spill<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, the industry have put an array of mitigating measures in place to protect people and assets from the hazards and risks that exist, and so far no significant accident has taken place where <a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/news\/imo2020-bunker-issues\/\">LNG was used as the marine fuel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Equipment such as safety break away couplings are designed to prevent pull-away accidents when bunkering LNG as a marine fuel. These ensure that if the bunker vessel drifts away from the bunkered vessel, that the weak link is de-coupled, the valves will close and the spill will be minimal.<\/p>\n<p>Dry Disconnect Couplings are used to minimize spill when connecting and disconnecting hoses when bunkering LNG.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10044\" src=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Break-away-coupling-300x162.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Break-away-coupling-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Break-away-coupling.png 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10045 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dry-Disconnect-Coupling.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"251\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Figure 3 Break-away coupling \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Figure 4 Dry disconnect couplin<\/em>g<\/p>\n<p>Other safety measures include ship-shore communication links where safety systems for loading are connected. In their simplest form they allow for an emergency stop on one part, resulting in an emergency stop on the other part as well.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, with the<a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/services\/consulting-engineering\/marine-engineering-consultancy\/risk-safety\/\"> right risk assessment<\/a> early on and with the right safety measures put in place with a trained crew, the risk levels with LNG as a marine fuel will become acceptable. However, it is not without risks.<\/p>\n<p>So with that in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When planning for a specific design and scenarios, also look ahead to potential future changes. Ensure in any new design or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longitude-engineering.com\/services\/marine-design-upgrade-conversion\/ships\/\">conversion work<\/a> that you do not exclude <span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; cursor: text; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">by accident<\/span> other options for future design, and take into consideration the future lifespan of the vessel.<\/li>\n<li>There are situations where bunkering with LNG cannot be done due to the type of operation of the ship. Ensure you identify showstopper cases early in the planning and <a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/services\/consulting-engineering\/marine-engineering-consultancy\/studies\/\">feasibility<\/a>, so as to avoid future costly delays to the project.<\/li>\n<li>Compatibility between the LNG fuelled ship and the bunker- ship\/truck\/terminal is essential for a successful operation.<\/li>\n<li>If your LNG fuelled ship has an accident, ensure you ask experts for assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How can LOC assist?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/services\/consulting-engineering\/marine-engineering-consultancy\/\">Operational assistance and consultancy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/services\/loss-management\/claims-disputes-litigations\/marine-accident-investigation\/\">Marine Accident investigation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/services\/loss-management\/marine-casualties\/salvage\/\">Salvage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/services\/consulting-engineering\/marine-engineering-consultancy\/risk-safety\/\">Risk assessment (preconstruction, operational, during accident)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.longitude-engineering.com\/services\/marine-design-upgrade-conversion\/maritime-civil-engineering\/\">Terminal layout and operation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.longitude-engineering.com\/services\/advanced-analysis-simulation\/\">Marine simulations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/services\/loss-prevention\/marine-warranty-survey\/\">Marine Warranty Survey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/services\/consulting-engineering\/marine-engineering-consultancy\/studies\/\">Feasibility studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.longitude-engineering.com\/services\/marine-design-upgrade-conversion\/\">Vessel design, upgrade and conversion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Article written by <a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/our-people\/johan-gahnstrom\/\">Johan Gahnstrom<\/a>, LOC London Shipping Operations Director.<br \/>\nFor more details on how LOC can support a vessel&#8217;s transition to using LNG as marine fuel, please <a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/our-people\/johan-gahnstrom\/\">contact Johan via the details shown on the website<\/a> or via the <a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/contact\/\">&#8216;contact us&#8217; form<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an alternative marine fuel, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is the most environmental fossil fuel. A decade ago, the use of LNG as vessel fuel was seen as the possible solution to more sustainable shipping practices, though it is now considered more a transition fuel, en-route to using renewable non-fossil fuels when available and at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":10048,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[185,414,415,416,417,418,419,397,125],"sector":[],"service":[],"company":[],"class_list":["post-10036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-alternative-fuels","tag-alternative-marine-fuels","tag-bunkering","tag-feasibility-studies","tag-liquefied-natural-gas-lng","tag-lng-as-marine-fuel","tag-vessel-conversion","tag-vessel-design","tag-vessels"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.6 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LNG as Marine Fuel \u2013 the answer to alternative fuels? - ABL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As an alternative marine fuel, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is the most environmental fossil fuel, though it is now considered more a transition fuel.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LNG as Marine Fuel \u2013 the answer to alternative fuels?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As an alternative marine fuel, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is the most environmental fossil fuel, though it is now considered more a transition fuel.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ABL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-09-07T15:26:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-01-31T07:08:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tankers-scaled-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1438\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Katie Tunkina\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@george.lenox@aqualisbraemar.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Katie Tunkina\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/all-media\\\/blog\\\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/all-media\\\/blog\\\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Katie Tunkina\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/564f5d10eb1fcb96a466fb0d06016dfd\"},\"headline\":\"LNG as Marine Fuel \u2013 the answer to alternative fuels?\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-07T15:26:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-01-31T07:08:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/all-media\\\/blog\\\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":687,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/all-media\\\/blog\\\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/Tankers-scaled-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alternative Fuels\",\"Alternative Marine Fuels\",\"bunkering\",\"Feasibility studies\",\"Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)\",\"LNG as Marine Fuel\",\"Vessel Conversion\",\"Vessel Design\",\"Vessels\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/all-media\\\/blog\\\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/all-media\\\/blog\\\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\\\/\",\"name\":\"LNG as Marine Fuel \u2013 the answer to alternative fuels? - ABL\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/all-media\\\/blog\\\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/all-media\\\/blog\\\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/Tankers-scaled-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-07T15:26:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-01-31T07:08:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"As an alternative marine fuel, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is the most environmental fossil fuel, though it is now considered more a transition fuel.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/all-media\\\/blog\\\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/all-media\\\/blog\\\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/all-media\\\/blog\\\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/Tankers-scaled-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/Tankers-scaled-1.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1438},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/all-media\\\/blog\\\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"LNG as Marine Fuel \u2013 the answer to alternative fuels?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/\",\"name\":\"ABL\",\"description\":\"The Energy and Marine Consultants\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"ABL-Group\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/ABL-v2-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/ABL-v2-logo.png\",\"width\":481,\"height\":214,\"caption\":\"ABL-Group\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/abl-group.com\\\/abl\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/564f5d10eb1fcb96a466fb0d06016dfd\",\"name\":\"Katie Tunkina\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/840067e9152385875bc5c0388fdce6d58ad0c74c5feac45d2c5cdedf814205cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/840067e9152385875bc5c0388fdce6d58ad0c74c5feac45d2c5cdedf814205cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/840067e9152385875bc5c0388fdce6d58ad0c74c5feac45d2c5cdedf814205cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Katie Tunkina\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/george.lenox@aqualisbraemar.com\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"LNG as Marine Fuel \u2013 the answer to alternative fuels? - ABL","description":"As an alternative marine fuel, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is the most environmental fossil fuel, though it is now considered more a transition fuel.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"LNG as Marine Fuel \u2013 the answer to alternative fuels?","og_description":"As an alternative marine fuel, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is the most environmental fossil fuel, though it is now considered more a transition fuel.","og_url":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/","og_site_name":"ABL","article_published_time":"2020-09-07T15:26:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-01-31T07:08:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1438,"url":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tankers-scaled-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Katie Tunkina","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@george.lenox@aqualisbraemar.com","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Katie Tunkina","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/"},"author":{"name":"Katie Tunkina","@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/#\/schema\/person\/564f5d10eb1fcb96a466fb0d06016dfd"},"headline":"LNG as Marine Fuel \u2013 the answer to alternative fuels?","datePublished":"2020-09-07T15:26:25+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-31T07:08:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/"},"wordCount":687,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tankers-scaled-1.jpg","keywords":["Alternative Fuels","Alternative Marine Fuels","bunkering","Feasibility studies","Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)","LNG as Marine Fuel","Vessel Conversion","Vessel Design","Vessels"],"articleSection":["Blog"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/","url":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/","name":"LNG as Marine Fuel \u2013 the answer to alternative fuels? - ABL","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tankers-scaled-1.jpg","datePublished":"2020-09-07T15:26:25+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-31T07:08:00+00:00","description":"As an alternative marine fuel, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is the most environmental fossil fuel, though it is now considered more a transition fuel.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tankers-scaled-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tankers-scaled-1.jpg","width":2560,"height":1438},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/lng-as-marine-fuel-the-answer-to-alternative-fuels\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"LNG as Marine Fuel \u2013 the answer to alternative fuels?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/#website","url":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/","name":"ABL","description":"The Energy and Marine Consultants","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/#organization","name":"ABL-Group","url":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ABL-v2-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ABL-v2-logo.png","width":481,"height":214,"caption":"ABL-Group"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/#\/schema\/person\/564f5d10eb1fcb96a466fb0d06016dfd","name":"Katie Tunkina","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/840067e9152385875bc5c0388fdce6d58ad0c74c5feac45d2c5cdedf814205cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/840067e9152385875bc5c0388fdce6d58ad0c74c5feac45d2c5cdedf814205cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/840067e9152385875bc5c0388fdce6d58ad0c74c5feac45d2c5cdedf814205cc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Katie Tunkina"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/george.lenox@aqualisbraemar.com"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10036"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24839,"href":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10036\/revisions\/24839"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10036"},{"taxonomy":"sector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sector?post=10036"},{"taxonomy":"service","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service?post=10036"},{"taxonomy":"company","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/company?post=10036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}