Carriers

One particular fuel dominates among newly ordered vessels

Last year, carriers placed orders for a whopping 275 vessels able to sail on alternative fuels, and namely one type of fuel outranks others, new figures from DNV unveil.
CMA CGM is one of the carriers having placed orders for a large amount of LNG-fueled container ships. | Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
CMA CGM is one of the carriers having placed orders for a large amount of LNG-fueled container ships. | Photo: Daniel Bockwoldt/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
by DANIEL LOGAN

A total of 275 vessels built to sail on alternative fuels were contracted in 2022, show new figures from Norwegian classification society DNV, which monitors orders of vessels sailing on alternative fuels.

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