Editor’s NOTES Decarbonisation is one of the biggest challenges in shipping and will affect everybody involved in the industry for decades. Ocean Consulting has helped the Maritime Oslofjord Alliance with investigating, compiling, reviewing, and analysing the most recent and relevant documentation available. Interviews and clarifications have been pursued with engine manufacturers, classification societies, equipment manufacturers, service companies, bunker brokers, NGOs, and energy trading houses to confirm and verify the available information and its context. Our approach to this topic has been to be neutral about both fuel and technology and to focus on realistic options and possibilities. The aim of this study has been to identify the most relevant information and insight to provide facts and a timeline for the "Energy Transition in Shipping". We hope that the information we've put together will make you want to learn more and help you make better decisions about your fuel strategies in the future. This report should be read in the following order: An executive summary and an introduction are included first. Following that, pertinent information is offered, with each topic summarised on a single page. A summary of major findings can be found at the end of the report.
Svein Helge Guldteig is the Owner and CEO of Ocean Consulting AS. Svein has decades of maritime experience spanning engineering, technology, operations, business consulting, and senior management experience from several blue-chip shipping and offshore service companies. Svein holds a M.Sc. degree in Marine Engineering and an MBA in International business. He is also a licensed marine engineer.
This has been a very interesting project to work on! I am both honoured and grateful for this assignment. It has been a pleasure to have been able to tap into the vast combined knowledge and experience of the Maritime Oslofjord Alliance. Such a thriving team, fuelled with engagement, offering support and knowledge, providing information and always taking the project to the next level. Questions or feedback about the information and findings in the report can be directed to the editor. We hope you enjoy the reading! Contact details: shg@oceanconsulting.no www.oceanconsulting.no
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