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The Development of the LNG-Fuelled Fleet and the LNG-Bunkering Infrastructure within the Baltic and North Sea Region
The Development of the LNG-Fuelled Fleet and the LNG-Bunkering Infrastructure within the Baltic and North Sea Region

Author(s): Monika Rozmarynowska-Mrozek
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: LNG-fuelled vessels; LNG-bunkering infrastructure; Baltic Sea Region; North Sea Region

Summary/Abstract: In the recent years the growing interest in LNG-fuelled ships has been visible. Theregulations concerning emission limits from ships’ engines in SECA contained in MARPOL73/78 Convention are the main driver of the development of this kind of vessels’propulsion. The boosted interest in LNG fuelled-ships in recent years, especially withinthe Baltic and the North Sea, which are included in SECA, has caused the increase ina number of initiatives concerning LNG bunkering facilities within these regions. Themain aim of this article is to analyse the recent development in the field of the LNG-fuelledfleet and the LNG bunkering facilities within the Baltic and North Sea region.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 119
  • Page Range: 23-40
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English
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