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Methanol could become the preferred fuel for new vessels already in 2023

Carriers preferred methanol when ordering new green vessels in 2023. The fuel could overtake LNG already this year, DNV estimates.
Carriers need to diminish their pollution in the coming years. As such, they are searching for a fuel to replace regular bunker oil. | Photo: Christian Charisius/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Carriers need to diminish their pollution in the coming years. As such, they are searching for a fuel to replace regular bunker oil. | Photo: Christian Charisius/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
BY IDHA TOFT VALUER, TRANSLATED BY CHRISTIAN RADICH HOFFMAN & KRISTOFFER GRØNBÆK

Methanol could pass liquified natural gas (LNG) as the most popular fuel for new vessels already in the current year.

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