Vladimir Putin calls to use gas as marine fuel
RF President Vladimir Putin thinks it is reasonable to use gas as marine fuel. This was expressed at the meeting on prospects for gas engine fuel, the meeting records suggest.
“Many regions are ready to start using natural gas vehicles for public transportation. The Navy can use natural gas fuel. However, in order for natural gas fuel to become widely used and for it to become profitable for the transportation sector, we must address a whole range of issues,” Putin said.
According to him, first, we must speed up the adoption of a comprehensive legal framework governing the production, storage, transportation and use of natural gas fuel, including the development of modern technical requirements in this area.
As from 2015, the North European waters will be an ECA (Emission Control Area), which means that the sulphur content of a ship’s bunkers must be 0.1% (down from the present 1.0%). LNG fuel is being considered as one of the alternatives to high-sulphur marine fuels.
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