Stricter regulations on emissions from ships within Emission Control Areas (ECA) set by the International Maritime Organization has led to increased number of ship owners around the world switching to liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel.
Vegna hertra reglugerða varðandi útblásturs mengun skipa innan Mengunareftirlitssvæða (ECA) sett af Alþjóðasiglingarmálastofnuninni (IMO) hafa margir skipaeigendur í heiminum verið að skipta yfir í fljótandi jarðgas (LNG) sem eldsneyti fyrir skip sín.