Is good a perfect enemy? DNV GL’s LNG conundrum

On the day that CMA CGM announced the arrival of its first of its nine LNG powered ultra large container ships, the Jaques Saade, classification society DNV GL has backed the use of LNG as a transition fuel, even though no other major liner operator has followed the French carrier’s lead.

Quoting Voltaire DNV GL CEO for maritime, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen told an audience of journalists online that “Perfect is the enemy of the good”, essentially arguing that while LNG power will not provide the full...

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