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Journal of Shipping and Trade

Table 3 Advantages and disadvantages of LNG

From: Economic evaluation of alternative technologies to mitigate Sulphur emissions in maritime container transport from both the vessel owner and shipper perspective

Advantages

MAN Diesel & Turbo, (2011)

Kołwzan & Narewski (2012)

McGill et al., (2013)

Stulgis et al., (2014)

Aronietis et al., (2015)

den Boer and Hoen, (2015)

Lindstad et al., (2015)

Moirangthem & Baxter, (2016)

Bauen et al., (2017)

Žaglinskis et al., (2018)

Availability

 

x

x

    

x

  

Cost

x

x

x

x

  

x

   

Availability of marine gas engines

  

x

  

x

    

Lower exhaust emissions

x

x

x

x

    

x

x

Energy density 60% of diesel

 

x

     

x

x

x

Disadvantages

 

Not compatible with existing engines and fuel systems

  

x

x

x

 

x

x

  

Requires space and adds weight

  

x

 

x

 

x

x

 

x

Future fuel price of LNG is uncertain

   

x

 

x

    

Limited bunkering infrastructure

  

x

x

   

x

x

 

Methane slip from larger marine engines burning gas

x

 

x

   

x

x

  

Flammability and low freezing temperature

  

x

       
  1. Source: own composition based on (MAN Diesel and Turbo 2011; Kolwzan and Narewski 2012; McGill et al. 2013; Stulgis et al. 2014; Aronietis et al. 2015; den Boer and Hoen 2015; Lindstad et al. 2015; Moirangthem and Baxter 2016; Bauen et al. 2017; Žaglinskis et al. 2018)
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