Large dry bulk vessels fuelled with LNG could be ploughing the oceans just two years from now.
Project Forward — an ambitious scheme to build the world’s first truly deepsea, LNG-powered ship — has hit its stride, say its Greek initiators.
Talks with shipyards have already started to turn it into a reality as early as 2018.
“I think that within a two-year period, we’re either going to see a ‘Forward’ ship in the water or orders being placed,” Alexander P Panagopulos, president of Athens-based Arista Shipping, told TradeWinds.
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