LNG-Fueled Container Ships Prop Up Alternative Fuel Orders in 2025, DNV Finds

Container Shipping Drives Alternative-Fuel Orders Despite Newbuild Slump

The maritime industry’s shift toward alternative fuels held firm in 2025 despite a sharp pullback in global newbuilding, with LNG-fuelled containerships emerging as the main source of decarbonization momentum, according...

Transport & Logistics M&A 2026 outlook – why it matters more than 2025

By the end of 2025, transport and logistics (T&L) M&A had clearly moved out of its post-pandemic correction and into a more disciplined, selective phase. While activity levels remained below the peak years of 2021–22, buyer confidence improved steadily toward year-end. The result was not a volume-driven rebound, but a strategic recalibration that is now shaping expectations for 2026. As highlighted in our “State of the Transport & Logistics Mark…

LNG-Fuelled Containerships Drive Decarbonization Momentum Despite Newbuilding Slump in 2025: DNV - India Seatrade News

The maritime industry’s transition toward alternative fuels remained resilient in 2025 despite a sharp slowdown in global newbuilding activity, with LNG-fuelled containerships emerging as the primary driver of decarbonization momentum, according to new data from classification society DNV. Figures from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight platform show that alternative-fuelled vessels accounted for 38% of gross tonnage in the global orderbook, even a…

LNG-fuelled container ships sustain alternative fuel share of global orderbook amid industry slowdown

Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen Oslo, Norway, 12 January 2026: The latest annual data from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform reflects a year shaped by regulatory uncertainty and market recalibration. While overall newbuilding activity eased in 2025 following an unprecedented boom the previous year, its share of gross tonnage (GT) on alternative fuels held steady at 38 percent. This stability hinged on continued strength in the container segment…

LNG-Fueled Container Ships Prop Up Alternative Fuel Orders in 2025, DNV Finds

LNG-fueled container ships helped sustain the share of alternative fuels in the global shipbuilding orderbook in 2025, even as overall newbuilding activity slowed sharply following a record year, according to data from classification society…