DNV finds uneven progress and uncertain future in shipping decarbonisation
- Some 26% of car carriers can run on alternative fuels, but just 1% of bulkers can
- Alternative fuel-capable ships don’t necessarily burn them, because of higher costs
- Wide variance in estimated emissions-abatement costs depends on uncertain regulation
DNV Maritime chief executive Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria has welcomed the growing orderbook in alternative-fuel tonnage. But the class society’s latest energy transition forecast shows little energy transition underway
