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LNG-fuelled ships could top 1,000 figure this year, DNV says

But newbuilding action likely to be more muted for rest of 2022, class society adds

3 May 2022 9:49 GMT Updated 3 May 2022 9:49 GMT

By Lucy Hine

in London

Orders for LNG-fuelled vessels in the first four months of 2022 are running “well ahead” of those seen in the same period last year and may push total fleet numbers to over four figures by the end of this year, according to classification society DNV.