Oil major plc has joined the SEA / LNG coalition , which encourages the general adoption of liquified natural gas ( LNG ) as a marine fuel . The Chairman of SEA / LNG said that Total has “ significant ” LNG interests across its suppliers and has plans for further growth . Total ’s Marine Fuels Managing Director Olivier plc said that the company ’s link with SEA / LNG will help it to meet the 2020 Global Cap requirements as set out by the International Maritime Organisation . it added that the company supports LNG as the “ preferred clean marine fuel ” of the future . Shipping faces potential EU carbon levy The European Union is threatening to demand a levy from the shipping industry on its greenhouse gas emissions in a bid to tackle climate change . The ##NG industry represents approximately 90 % of all global goods transport , and it has argued that a levy will disrupt world trading and has requested the problem be dealt with by the International Maritime Organisation .
Oil major Total has joined the SEA/LNG coalition, which encourages the general adoption of liquified natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. The Chairman of SEA/LNG said that Total has “significant” LNG interests across its suppliers and has plans for further growth. Total’s Marine Fuels Managing Director Olivier Jouny said that the company’s link with SEA/LNG will help it to meet the 2020 Global Cap requirements as set out by the International Maritime Organisation. Jouny added that the company supports LNG as the “preferred clean marine fuel” of the future. Shipping faces potential EU carbon levy The European Union is threatening to demand a levy from the shipping industry on its greenhouse gas emissions in a bid to tackle climate change. The shipping industry represents approximately 90% of all global goods transport, and it has argued that a levy would disrupt world trading and has requested the problem be dealt with by the International Maritime Organisation.