Decarbonizing shipping: the role of internal combustion engines
60 | The Report • September 2020 • Issue 93
by Christos Chryssakis
Business Development Manager at DNV GL – Maritime
Internal combustion engines (ICEs) represent
the dominant technology in marine propulsion today. If ICEs are to play a role in the decarbonization of shipping, suppliers, regulators, shipowners and engine
manufacturers will have to agree on viable alternatives to carbon-based fuel.