Small-scale ships capable of multi-tasking stand to benefit from better utilisation as LNG demand, which is tied to power generation, tends to be seasonal. While the commodity still needs time to gain enough clout as a marine fuel

CMA CGM will directly back the production and deployment of biomethane in another sign of its unwavering support for the prospects of liquefied natural gas. It expects the new offering can reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by at least 67%

The Danish renewable energy provider said it has a memorandum of understanding with an undisclosed Norwegian–German shipping company that wants to become a leading zero-emissions company in Europe

Its newbuilding will join a chartered-in vessel from Korea Line

These are the first LNG-fuelled bulk carriers the state-owned shipowner will deploy for trades in the Pearl River Delta area

Biofuels and LNG offer route maps to a carbon-free future. And while they probably will not be the final word in fuel technology, the advantages they offer should be used now to protect the environment