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What his press release fails to mention is that it is the most expensive of all fuels to achieve something - decarbonisation - that only regulators and environmentalists want.

"The report outlines how LNG as a marine fuel is the only viable option for shipping to reach IMO 2030. It argues that LNG-fuelled vessels are 'zero-emissions on the water today' as they offer a clear route to IMO 2050 thanks to carbon-free liquefied bio-methane which can be easily adopted by LNG-fuelled vessels and LNG infrastructure," the press release said.

"As the debate is fast descending into 'my solution versus your solution', Keller comments that waiting for a utopian solution risks locking the maritime industry into the highly polluting conventional oil-based marine fuels for years, if not decades, to come," the release said.

The report, Mr Keller said, offers an insight into the state of play regarding LNG as a marine fuel. It also highlights the promising role that modern dual-fuel engines' ability to accelerate decarbonisation while countering the points surrounding methane slip.