The consumption of the liquefied natural gas will hit 1 mln t by 2020 and 8.5 mln t by 2025, IAA PortNews journalist cites Sergey Buyanov, Director General of Central Marine Research and Design Institute (CNIIMF CJSC) as saying at the VII All Russian Forum “Current State and Prospects for Development of Russian Bunker Services Market” which opened on June 19 2014 in Saint-Petersburg.
Sergey Buyanov, who referred to international analytics, says the number of LNG powered vessels will grow to 1,800 by 2020.