'India is Leading': How Ethanol, Biofuels Are Ushering New Era of Maritime Trade | Sagarmanthan 2026
Description: In this Sagarmanthan session, Lee John Hann, Strategic Research Lead, Lloyd's Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, United Kingdom speaks to Luisa Antonia Rodriguez Ortega, Economic Affairs Officer, Trade Logistics Branch, UN Trade and Development along with Sylvain Zurcher, President & Co-Founder, Global Ethanol Association on the rise of biofuels in the Shipping Industry. The speakers discuss the rise of Ethanol in the shipping industry and how biofuels like Ethanol are making maritime trade 'greener.' Watch the full video on Firstpost in collaboration with ORF to know more.
00:00 - Introduction: Alternative Fuels and Shipping
01:05 - Why Fuel Switching Is Critical to Maritime Decarbonization
02:25 - The Investment Challenge and Fuel Uncertainty
04:00 - Why Shipping Has Not Settled on One Alternative Fuel
06:00 - Regulation, Technology and the “Wait and See” Approach
08:05 - What Governments Can Do to Accelerate the Transition
09:40 - Opportunities for India and the Global South
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00:00 - Introduction: Alternative Fuels and Shipping
01:05 - Why Fuel Switching Is Critical to Maritime Decarbonization
02:25 - The Investment Challenge and Fuel Uncertainty
04:00 - Why Shipping Has Not Settled on One Alternative Fuel
06:00 - Regulation, Technology and the “Wait and See” Approach
08:05 - What Governments Can Do to Accelerate the Transition
09:40 - Opportunities for India and the Global South
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Sagarmanthan 2026 | India | Iran | Saudi Arabia | Strait Of Hormuz | Sarbananda Sonowal | Russia | Sagarmanthan | Sagarmanthan Summit | New Delhi | Military | Shipping | Navy | Indian Navy | Sagarmanthan Dialogue | Maritime Summit | Maritime Conference | ORF | Firstpost | Ethanol | United Kingdom | Biofuel
#sagarmanthan2026 #indiannavy #navy #straitofhormuz #iran #saudiarabia #russia #india#sagarmanthan #sagarmanthansummit #sagarmanthandialogue #maritimesummit #maritimesecurity #maritimepower #shipping #indopacific #globaltrade #geopolitics #orf #firstpost #ethanol #uk #biofuel
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