Renewable energy is likely to generate more marine fuels in the future, and natural gas will  factor heavily into the mix, according to SEA-LNG COO Stephen Cadden.

Cadden’s organization advocates for the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. SEA-LNG promotes the economic and environmental benefits of LNG. The organization was founded in 2016 and now has more than 30 members across the bunkering — or marine fueling — value chain, including natural gas producers, LNG suppliers, ports, manufacturers and shipowners.

Cadden believes LNG is uniquely positioned to play a long-term role in the marine sector even as it faces increasingly stringent environmental standards. Renewable natural gas and synthetic natural gas, he said, can easily utilize existing infrastructure...