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Restrictive environmental regulations related to the entry into force of Directive 2012/33 / EU of the European Parliament and of the Council encourage the search for alternative energy sources for currently used fuels by ships. An alternative to the traditional fuel is the use of LNG - liquefied natural gas. LNG is determined as the fuel of the future and is gaining in popularity among shipowners as shipping fuel. An important aspect for using LNG as shipping fuel is the economic aspect. The aim of this article is to analyze and evaluate the potential of using LNG liquefied natural gas as fuel in propulsion of the ships. The article discusses the challenges posed by the use of LNG in ship propulsion systems other than tankers. Highly advanced solutions of innovative ships using LNG propulsion were presented - projects completed as well as those in the development phase. The solutions concern projects from the world market and the Polish market. Also described activities carried out in seaports of the Baltic Sea aimed at developing a network of terminals and LNG bunker stations. The sources of changes and market needs were also presented and the sources of regulations for LNG-powered vessels were focused on.
Keywords: SECA, Sulphur Directive, LNG-fuelled vessel, marine fuels© This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.