MAN Diesel has designs on new LPG rules

摘要

Reducing carbon emissions and other pollutants from the exhaust gases that are expelled from marine engines has become the single most important issue for the maritime industry as the governments seek to slow the effects of global warming. In the maritime sector a front-runner in the race to find the fuel of the immediate future has liquefied natural gas (LNG) tipped to be the propellant of choice. Indeed, many industry observers believe that the flood of very large LNG carriers allied with over-production of the gas will see a glut of LNG in the near future. However, according to MAN Diesel: "establishing the LNG bunkering facilities, comprising small-size LNG terminals and a network of LNG supply ships, is costly and time consuming and, furthermore, it is subject to safety concerns and public debate in some countries."