Partnership between ABS and Mersk to explore ammonia

American Bureau of Shipping, A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S and their partners recently announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly conduct a feasibility study with the aim to be one of the pioneers in establishing a comprehensive and competitive supply chain for the provision of green ammonia ship-to-ship bunkering on the

Joint feasibility study on green ammonia bunkering

American Bureau of Shipping, A.P. Moller – Maersk, Fleet Management, Georgia Ports Authority, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Savage Services, Sumitomo Corporation and TOTE Services have announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly conduct a feasibility study with the aim to be one of the pioneers in establishing

Kumiai Navigation orders third LPG/ammonia carrier

Kumiai Navigation has ordered its third liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-fuelled 86,700 cu m very large gas carrier (VLGC) at Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) for delivery in 2026. No price has been revealed for the 230 m long vessel that will be delivered from KHI’s Sakaide Works and be able to carry LPG and

BV evaluates ammonia as fuel for ships

Bureau Veritas (BV) presents an assessment with the characteristics of ammonia as a fuel, its advantages as well as the challenges it poses. As the BV notes, Ammonia is a widely traded chemical commodity that has long been transported in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tankers, which are also able to carry ammonia. When produced using

Viridis Bulk Carriers get the stamp of approval from BV

Viridis Bulk Carriers has received an Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for its short sea ammonia-powered vessel. The company has collaborated with eight charterers in the Flexbulk NH3 Ammonia Power consortium with the vessel, which has been designed by Kongsberg Maritime, which also supplies the fuel gas supply system (FGSS). Viridis expects to place

OCI partners with Linde for blue ammonia facility

OCI and Linde have signed a long-term agreement under which Linde will supply clean hydrogen and nitrogen to OCI’s new blue ammonia facility under development in Beaumont, Texas, US.  OCI is a global producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products, and Linde is a global industrial gases and engineering company. OCI said that Linde will build,

EverWind Fuels receives nod for first industrial-scale green fuels

EverWind Fuels Company has received environmental approval from the Government of Nova Scotia for the initial phase of its C$6b, 1m-tonnes-per-annum green hydrogen and green ammonia project located in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia. EverWind remains on track to deliver green ammonia to German off-takers E.ON and Uniper by 2025, achieving the goals outlined in the

Mitsubishi collaborates with Inpex for conceptual study on ammonia

Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has completed a conceptual study for an ammonia bunker ship in collaboration with Japanese energy major Inpex. The shipbuilder stated that it used its knowledge of ammonia carriers to advance conceptual considerations for a highly flexible vessel with sufficient tank capacity, ship maneuverability, and bunkering equipment

WinGD, CMB.TECH agreed for the development of ammonia-fuelled engine

WinGD and CMB.TECH have signed an agreement on the development of ammonia-fuelled two-stroke engines. The companies aim to install the ammonia dual-fuel X72DF engine on a series of ten x 210,000 DWT bulk carriers to be built at a Chinese shipyard in 2025 and 2026. Under this joint development project, CMB.TECH will support WinGD in

Grimaldi gets order for ammonia-ready car carriers

Grimaldi Group has signed an order for the construction of up to seven ammonia-ready pure car and truck carriers in China, worth around $630m. The Naples-based company has booked five firm 9,000 ceu units at CSSC-affiliated Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and China Shipbuilding Trading Company, with an option for two additional ships. The first five 200