Class societies weigh in on LNG technical challenges

摘要

Shipping is faced with tectonic shifts," says class society DNV GL chief executive Knut φnbeck-Nilssen. "Shifts in an increasingly unpredictable market, shifts in regulations and shifts in technology." Chief among shipping's near-term regulatory concerns is the impending IMO 2020 sulphur cap, which will increase fuel costs for shipowners and has broader implications for the global fuel supply chain.