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@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ incorporates retrofitting options to hydrogen.
 
 * Updated `data bundle <https://zenodo.org/record/5824485/files/pypsa-eur-sec-data-bundle.tar.gz>`_ that includes the hydrogan salt cavern storage potentials.
 
+* Shipping demand now defaults to (synthetic) oil rather than liquefied hydrogen until 2050.
+
 **Bugfixes**
 
 * The CO2 sequestration limit implemented as GlobalConstraint (introduced in the previous version)