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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Mar 18, 2025 (Tue)

Rapid increase in LNG-Fueled Newbuilds as alternative vessel since last year

The proportion of LNG fueled container ships is increasing (photo shows an LNG fueled container ship calling at Yokohama Port).

　The proportion of newly built ships using LNG (liquefied natural gas) as an alternative fuel has be ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80The+proportion+of+newly+built+ships+using+LNG+%28liquefied+natural+gas%29+as+an+%3Cb%3Ealternative+fuel%3C%2Fb%3E+has+been+rapidly+increasing+since+last+year.+According+to+British+research+firm+Clarksons+Research%2C+49.7+million+gross+tons+of+%3Cb%3Ealternative+fuel%3C%2Fb%3E+ships+were+ordered+between+the+beginning+of+last+year+and+February+of+this+year.+Of+these%2C+LNG+fueled+ships+account+for+77%25%2C+and+methanol+fueled+ships+only+account+for+18%25.+For+the+full+year+2023%2C+LNG+fueled+ship+accounted+for+51%25%2C+and+methanol+fueled+ships+accounted+for+43%25%2C+showing+that+their+numbers+were+closer.+While+the+development+of+methanol-fueled+container+ships+has+been+making+progress%2C+some+companies+went+back+to+using+LNG+fuel+due+to+concerns+about+the+stable+supply+of+green+methanol.+This+appears+to+be+the+main+reason+for+the+increase+in+orders+for+LNG+fueled+ships.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80According+to+Clarksons+Research%2C+global+orders+for+new+ships+in+2024+reached+167.7+million+dwt%2C+up+31%25+from+the+previous+year.+The+proportion+of+%3Cb%3Ealternative+fuel%3C%2Fb%3E+ships+on+a+gross+tonnage+basis+rose+from+40%25+in+the+previous+year+to+50%25%2C+a+%E2%80%9Crecord+high+level%E2%80%9C+%28according+to+Clarksons%29.+Of+these%2C+LNG+fueled+ships+increased+to+more+than+double+the+previous+year%E2%80%99s+figure%2C+while+methanol+fueled+ships+decreased+by+17%25+compared+to+the+previous+year.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Clarksons+Research+points+out+that+the+increase+in+the+proportion+of+LNG+fueled+ships+and+the+decline+in+methanol+fueled+ships+among+%3Cb%3Ealternative+fuel%3C%2Fb%3E+ships+is+due+to+%E2%80%9Cthe+change+driven+primarily+by+the+container+shipping+sector.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80First%2C+of+the+container+ships+ordered+after+2024%2C+81%25+on+a+gross+tonnage+basis+are+%3Cb%3Ealternative+fuel%3C%2Fb%3E+ships%2C+meaning+that+the+total+volume+of+dual-fuel+ships+is+large.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+this+context%2C+the+proportion+of+LNG+fueled+container+ships+ordered+from+2024+onwards+rose+to+66%25+from+31%25+for+the+full+year+of+2023.+On+the+other+hand%2C+methanol-fueled+container+ships+have+fallen+from+49%25+to+14%25%2C+which+is+having+a+significant+impact+on+the+fuel+choices+of+ships+ordered+of+all+ship+types.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Clarksons+Research+analyzes+the+background+to+this%2C+saying%2C+%E2%80%9CSome+shipping+companies+are+renewing+their+interest+in+LNG+due+to+concerns+about+the+supply+of+green+methanol.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Danish+shipping+major+Maersk+has+in+fact+been+a+world+leader+in+developing+methanol-fueled+container+ships.+However%2C+in+a+large-scale+fleet+renewal+plan+announced+in+August+last+year%2C+they+announced+their+intention+to+also+use+liquefied+biomethane+%28bio-LNG%29+fuel.+At+the+end+of+last+year%2C+the+company+placed+orders+for+a+total+of+20+LNG+fueled+ships+of+9%2C000-17%2C000+TEU+with+three+Chinese+and+Korean+shipyards%2C+putting+into+action+a+plan+to+focus+on+building+LNG+fueled+ships.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80For+ship+types+other+than+container+ships%2C+the+increase+or+decrease+in+the+adoption+rate+of+%3Cb%3Ealternative+fuel%3C%2Fb%3Es+varies.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+tanker+sector%2C+%3Cb%3Ealternative+fuel%3C%2Fb%3E+vessels+account+for+only+12%25+of+vessels+ordered+after+2024%2C+with+10%25+being+LNG+and+1%25+being+methanol.+Thus%2C+the+proportion+of+LNG+fueled+ships+is+high.+Alternative+fuel+modifiable+%E2%80%9Cready%E2%80%9C+ships+account+for+29%25+of+ships+ordered%2C+with+the+expected+fuels+being+LNG%2C+methanol+and+ammonia+at+roughly+equal+levels.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+bulker+sector%2C+%3Cb%3Ealternative+fuel%3C%2Fb%3E+ships+account+for+only+11%25+of+ships+ordered+from+2024+onwards%2C+with+LNG+accounting+for+2%25+and+methanol%2Fammonia+for+4%25.+Alternative+fuel+ready+ships+account+for+20%25+of+the+ships+ordered%2C+with+methanol+accounting+for+an+overwhelmingly+higher+proportion+of+the+expected+fuel+at+71%25%2C+followed+by+multi-fuel+ready%2C+capable+of+handling+multiple+fuels%2C+at+18%25.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+PCTC+sector%2C+%3Cb%3Ealternative+fuel%3C%2Fb%3E+ships+are+becoming+more+popular%2C+accounting+for+99%25+of+orders+from+2024+onwards.+LNG+fueled+ships+remain+the+mainstream%2C+accounting+for+78%25+of+ships+ordered%2C+but+the+proportion+of+methanol-fueled+ships+increased+from+10%25+in+2023+to+21%25.+In+contrast+to+the+container+ship+sector%2C+methanol+has+become+the+fuel+of+choice+in+recent+years.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+f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