TY - RPRT TI - DUAL-FUEL SOLUTIONS FOR NEWBUILD VESSELS: technical and operational advisory AU - American Bureau of Shipping AB - The maritime industry faces increasing regulatory pressure to decarbonize, driven by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) emission reduction targets and the European Union (EU) maritime emission regulations. Shipowners are exploring different dual-fuel (DF) propulsion options as a pathway to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to support future-proofing their assets against upcoming regulations. This advisory provides a comprehensive examination of DF propulsion options for a newbuild vessel. These DF solutions typically include traditional hydrocarbon-based fuel and an alternative fuel (such as liquefied natural gas [LNG], liquefied petroleum gas [LPG], methanol, etc.). This publication will focus on LNG, methanol and ammonia as potential alternative fuels only, as alternatives such as LPG and ethane are considered specialized (for LPG and ethane carriers respectively) short-term solutions, as green alternatives for these fuels are not expected to be developed. DA - 2025/04// PY - 2025 SP - 1 EP - 40 UR - https://ww2.eagle.org/content/dam/eagle/publications/dual-fuel-advisory.pdf LA - English KW - Ammonia KW - Methanol KW - Methane (Natural Gas) KW - Marine Gas Oil (MGO) KW - Fuel Properties and Characteristics KW - Fuel Supply, Infrastructure and Bunkering KW - Vessel Design, Retrofit and Integration KW - Safety, Risk and Hazard Analysis KW - Ocean-going Vessels ER -