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Bjarne Foldager, MAN Diesel & Turbo oices will go up. I believe now they are evalu- ers may find themselves in a situa- ating their current ? eet to determine if tion where their current ships are no the ? eet is competitive, or deciding if longer competitive. Those who invest now is the time to invest in a new ? eet in new energy efficient tonnage could that are more fuel ef? cient. find themselves with a big competitive advantage.

There has been much talk,

From an MAN D&T and now traction, regarding perspective, classify the alternative fuels. What are investment necessary in new you seeing?

technology to continually

Owners are increasingly considering alternative fuels, calculating the CA- meet evolving regulation

PEX investment versus OPEX reward. and vessel owner demands.

While LNG is an obvious choice, we

Our job is to help the ship owners to also are seeing interest in Ethane, and understand which technologies are most we have two of the world’s ? rst two- bene? cial in their speci? c situation. This stroke ethane carrier with more than all depends on how and where the ship 3,000 hours running. There is a grow- operates; it’s about balancing CAPEX ing interest in methanol, too. Compared versus OPEX. We have the expertise to to LNG, methanol is relative easy to do these calculations, and help the owner handle. The MAN D&T two stroke and the shipyard understand which are engine can obtain the same energy ef- the best options. That is our job.

? ciency with methanol as you can with any other type of fuel. We are also add-

Is there one technology that ing LPG to the portfolio as a propulsion you see taking the lead, fuel. The ? rst two-stroke engine with looking at 2020?

LPG as its fuel is on the way, and you can expect to see one on the water by If I look at our reference list, those

Trauthwein and Foldager 2018 or 2019. with SCR and those with EGR, it is in his Copenhagen of ce.

Bottom line, after 2020 ship own- roughly 50/50 right now. Almost every

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