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These vital gateways can be thought of as the onramps to the freeways of the ocean.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMuch like onramps and freeways, these waterway conduits have traffic as well: waterborne vessels.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd similar to on-road vehicles, waterborne vessels are increasingly evolving to reduce their carbon footprint. Alternative fuels are a viable option to help meet decarbonization goals by reducing emissions compared to conventional fuels, while complying with increasingly strict regulations of the shipping industry.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECollaboration moving the industry forward \u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurrently, Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is the lowest-carbon fuel currently available at scale for the shipping sector.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlthough LNG has an important role to play in the shipping industry’s transition to a net-zero emissions future, progress doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It takes a wide variety of entities, all working together, to make this possible.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs more ports develop LNG bunkering infrastructure and more ships are built with LNG fuel systems, the use of LNG as an alternative fuel for shipping is expected to increase.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFrom ports to vessels to fueling infrastructure, collaboration will move the industry forward.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMeet Progress\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.crowley.com/shipping/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECrowley's\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E engineering services division, in concert with Shell NA LNG, LLC (“Shell”) and Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, designed a 400-plus-foot-long barge which can carry 12,000 cubic meters of fuel, and is specially fitted to deliver liquefied natural gas to ships with multiple kinds of onboard LNG bunker containment systems. 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