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DUAL-FUEL SOLUTIONS FOR NEWBUILD VESSELS: technical and operational advisory

Report

Title: DUAL-FUEL SOLUTIONS FOR NEWBUILD VESSELS: technical and operational advisory
Author:
American Bureau of Shipping
Publication Date:
Pages:
1-40
Publisher:
American Bureau of Shipping
Fuels Group:
Ammonia, Methanol, Methane (Natural Gas), Marine Gas Oil (MGO)
Fuel Blends Mentioned?
No
Topics:
Fuel Properties and Characteristics, Fuel Supply, Infrastructure and Bunkering, Vessel Design, Retrofit and Integration, Safety, Risk and Hazard Analysis
Vessel Segment:
Ocean-going Vessels
Language:
English

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Citation

American Bureau of Shipping (2025). DUAL-FUEL SOLUTIONS FOR NEWBUILD VESSELS: technical and operational advisory.
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 -
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Abstract

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.