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Ammmonia	Methanol	BioFuel & Clean Diesel	Nuclear	LNG

Using an abundant, if toxic, resource to power the maritime fleet.	A mature future fuel already in use - but will it become dominant?	Numerous NGOs protested against the IMO earlier this year putting biofuels in its Global Fuel Standard, but the “fuel versus food” debate seems to have been solved by deriving fuels from waste.	Technically the cleanest possible fuel source available to the maritime world and one that has the longest history, dating back to the 1950s. Why is it not in common, non-military use?	LNG is currently the most popular lower carbon fuel, but with bio and e-LNG it could move beyond its current transition fuel status supported by extensive existing infrastructure.
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All Digital Twin articles

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2025-09-03T17:25:00Z

A new voyage optimisation system was trialled on the ESL Australia owned by EuroAfrica
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2025-02-25T13:23:00Z

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Digital twin aids electric vessel testing

2025-01-24T13:59:00Z

DNV, HD Hyundai Mipo and HD KSOE collaborate to develop digital twin-based testing standards for electric vessel systems
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Data sharing brings digital twins closer

2024-05-22T12:40:00Z

Breakthrough in secure data sharing heralds a new era for digital twins in the maritime sector
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Digital twin to boost operational efficiency

2022-09-06T12:02:00Z

A shipping operator has adopted a digital twin in order to transform its operational efficiency.