Lloyd’s Register has released its latest Fuel for thought: LNG report, offering an assessment of LNG’s evolving role as a mature and significant fuel in transition for the shipping industry.
According to the latest figures from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight platform, new orders for 20 LNG-fuelled vessels were placed in April 2026.
The CMA CGM GRAND PALAIS, the world’s largest LNG-powered container ship, has made its maiden voyage through the Suez Canal.
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions will supply the cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for four new LNG bunkering vessels being built at the Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering shipyard in China for GSX Energy.
HAM Group has announced that its entire network of refuelling stations will offer bio-LNG and/or bio-CNG during May.
Royal Caribbean Group has confirmed with Meyer Turku the order of a sixth and seventh Icon Class LNG-powered ship to be delivered in summer 2029 and summer 2030, respectively.
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd has commenced LNG bunkering for vessels using the ship-to-ship method.
FortisBC Energy Inc. has completed its 10 000th LNG refuelling event for marine vessels.
Titan Clean Fuels, part of Molgas, has concluded its first pooling exercise for the compliance period 2025 under the FuelEU Maritime regulation, with verification by DNV.
GasEntec has entered into contracts to deliver a jetty-based LNG regasification unit and associated onshore equipment for the Dakar LNG terminal in Senegal.
Fincantieri has signed an agreement with Princess Cruises for the construction of three new Voyager-class cruise ships powered by LNG.
Portland Port in South West England is now fully licensed to conduct LNG ship-to-ship transfer operations.
BW LNG has shared that the BW Lesmes has completed its first gassing-up/cool-down operation with an LNG bunker barge.
According to Lloyd’s Register’s latest Fuel for Though report, LNG remains the most mature and immediately deployable alternative fuel available to the cruise sector as global and regional emissions rules tighten.
Gasum and Wasaline have reinforced their long partnership and commitment to developing sustainable maritime transport on the Baltic Sea.