据8月9日Business Wire报道，2019年，全球LNG燃料市场价值为3.8亿美元，预计到2027年将达到51.4亿美元，从2020年到2027年以45.2%的复合年增长率增长。
2015年，全球航运业面临着国际海事组织(IMO)立法的重大限制，即船舶燃料硫排放的问题，首先是在北美，然后是北欧。而液化天然气是满足这些要求的潜在解决方案，因为它的含硫量可以忽略不计，与燃料油和船用柴油相比，其燃烧产生的NOx更低。液化天然气不仅是一种更清洁的燃料，而且在热值基础上具有经济优势。即使亚太地区的液化天然气价格更高，也低于全球船用燃料价格。因此，这些因素促进了液化天然气作为船用燃料的使用。
国际海事组织规定的船用燃料硫含量上限为0.50% m/m,海上贸易的增加以及LNG船用燃料的成本低于ECA合规燃料等因素推动全球LNG加注市场增长。然而，LNG燃料的供需缺口预计将随着IMO法规的实施而扩大。因此，全球LNG供应必须迅速扩大，以满足全球需求，特别是价格较高的亚太地区需求。此外，在预测期内，对液化天然气燃料的投资和融资的增加将为液化天然气燃料市场的主要参与者创造机会。
王佳晶 摘译自 Business Wire
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The Worldwide LNG Bunkering Industry is Projected to Reach $5.14 Billion by 2027
The global LNG bunkering market was valued at $0.38 billion in 2019, and is projected to reach $5.14 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 45.2% from 2020 to 2027.
The global shipping industry faced an IMO legislation to significantly limit sulfur emissions from ships, firstly in North America and then Northern Europe in 2015. LNG (liquid natural gas) is a potential solution to meet these requirements due to its negligible sulfur content, and its combustion produces low NOx compared to fuel oil and marine diesel oil. LNG is not align="justify"> The International Maritime Organization's regulations of sulfur cap of 0.50% m/m (mass/mass) in 2020 for marine fuels, increase in ocean-borne trade, especially in ton-km travelled, and the lower cost of LNG bunker fuel than other variants of ECA-compliant fuels are the factors that drive the growth of the global LNG bunkering market. However, the demand-supply gap for LNG bunkering is expected to increase with the implementation of IMO regulations; hence, supply must expand rapidly to meet global demand and premium priced Asia-Pacific demand in particular. On the contrary, increase in investment and financing toward LNG bunkering are expected to create opportunity for key players in the LNG bunkering market during the forecast period.