It’s a bunkering business
Jeff Pollack and Peyton Heinz, Port of Corpus Christi, USA, provide an overview of how LNG bunkering is advancing decarbonisation, focusing specifically on port infrastructure developments. 16
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he maritime industry is under mounting pressure to accelerate the energy transition in support of aggressive decarbonisation objectives. The sobering outlook in the Sixth Assessment Report, issued on 7 August by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, will further this imperative. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced the ambitious goal of reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping by at least 50% by 2050. This climate action complements more stringent air quality regulations, such as the IMO 2020 global sulfur