This year saw regulators sharpen their focus on the maritime sector as seen with the IMO’s carbon intensity indicator’s first year of verification coming in, the EU’s ETS being extended to maritime as well FuelEU Maritime’s monitoring plans needing to be submitted by September. The Motorship asked some of the biggest names in the sector their thoughts on what the new year would bring with regards to how maritime propulsion systems will change in response

Question: How do you see upcoming regulations shaping the development and adoption of propulsion systems in the near future?

Martin Crawford-Brunt, emissions lead at Baltic Exchange and CEO of Lookout Maritime: ”FuelEU Maritime (FEM) has already influenced decisions on the adoption of propulsion systems, in particular, the decisions by liner companies and others to proceed with several new dual fuel LNG ship orders. These will predominantly be fitted with slow-speed 2-stroke diesel engines like the MEGI from MAN.