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The future fuel race is over for this decade

The problem with writing editorials is that they can come to look extremely misplaced predictions rather quickly. Not that that has ever stopped me before, so here goes!

I am calling the future fuel race over for this decade - methanol is the - again I am wary of writing the next word for how it might be viewed in posterity - clear winner.

The 2030s will see other forms of propulsion emerge, likely ammonia leading the way, but for the coming few years I really cannot see beyond methanol.
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Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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