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funders should not be seen as the

“asset-stripping locusts” they are LNG: ‘to wait would

often portrayed as.
be a mistake’

Maritime Casualties
T
he cost beneits to ship owners

in adopting LNG as a marine fuel

Mhave been ‘partially eclipsed’ by

aritime law irm Hill the low crude oil prices – but waiting

Dickinson ran a successful to see how prices develop would be

day-long conference ona mistake, according to Mark Bell,

maritime casualties during London general manager of the Society for Gas

International Shipping Week.as a Marine Fuel (SGMF).

The event Maritime Casualties: Speaking at the Bernhard Schulte

Managing the Operational Shipmanagement forum, as part of

Commercial and Legal Risks – was London International Shipping Week:

chaired by former Lloyd’s List Editor, ‘LNG as a Marine Fuel: Addressing the

Michael Grey.Challenges’, Mr Bell said the members

Captain Nick Sloane, Salvage of SGMF now have 50-60 LNG-fuelled

Master of the Costa Concordia, ships in service, with as many again on

was among the high-proile list of order or under construction.

speakers. He discussed managing

the largest-ever wreck removal

project; the challenges faced in
HMS Portland visits

bringing the vessel upright; and
the capital for London
protecting the environment and
International Shipping Week
returning the waters to the people

of Giglio. This was followed by a

lively question and answer session
T

on the Parbuckling Project.he Royal Navy frigate HMS

Portland sailed up the River

Thames into the UK capital

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