The number of LNG dual-fuel tankers looks set to overtake the number of LNG-ready tankers as owners become more confident in LNG as a bunker fuel, said a top shipbroker.
There are about 43 LNG-ready and 30 dual-fuel tankers in the existing fleet, according to Simpson Spence Young (SSY).
But with 55 LNG dual-fuel tankers on order and none contracted as LNG-ready status, SSY said the number of dual-fuel tankers will soon overtake LNG-ready vessels.
