Bureau Veritas collaborates with TotalEnergies for joint study on ammonia

Bureau Veritas (BV) and TotalEnergies have been conducting a joint study aiming at de-risking the use of ammonia as a marine fuel. The study to focus on leak mitigation and treatment. The joint preliminary study evaluated the health and safety risks from ammonia leaks for crew and passengers and pinpointed key safety criteria, broadening the

ABS AIP for project Sabre ammonia-fueled, ammonia bunker vessel

ABS has issued approval in principle (AIP) to Keppel Offshore & Marine for the ammonia-fueled ammonia bunker vessel at the heart of Project Sabre, an initiative from a consortium of leading maritime organizations to develop an ammonia bunker supply chain in Singapore. As well as ABS, the consortium includes A.P. Moller – Maersk, Fleet Management

Mitsubishi’s conceptual design of VLGC completed

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd has completed the conceptual design of a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC). The VLGC is powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) but can be adaptable to future use of ammonia as the main fuel. Approval in Principle (AIP) for the design has been acquired from the Japanese classification society ClassNK. The

WinGD and HHI to work together for developing ammonia two-stroke engine

Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd. (WinGD) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will collaborate on delivering the first WinGD engine capable of running on ammonia, providing a vital step in shipping’s progress towards decarbonisation. As per the agreement signed between the companies, the two parties will aim to deliver a first engine by 2025, in line

NYK to collaborate with BHP to study green-fueled ships

NYK, the Japanese shipping firm, and BHP, a metals and petroleum company, have agreed to jointly study the next-generation of zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission ships fuelled by green or blue ammonia. As per the partnership, both the companies will expand and deepen their existing business relationship and to support the decarbonisation of ocean transportation

Eastern Pacific to introduce ammonia-fueled vessel

Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping is planning to place order for first ocean-going ammonia dual-fuel gas tanker. The company has signed for the first ammonia-fueled vessel which is slated for delivery by 2025. The vessel will be built by South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries. The plan calls for the ship to be the first vessel fitted

Technip Energies bags Iverson eFuels green ammonia project

Technip Energies has bagged the engineering design of a complete green ammonia plant in Norway from Joint venture Iverson eFuels. As part of the contract, Technip Energies has to perform the engineering design of a complete green ammonia plant located in the municipality of Sauda, on the southwestern coast of Norway. The green ammonia production

Research initiated to investigate potential of green ammonia for shipping

The University of Nottingham, UK, is leading a new project to investigate the potential of ammonia to fuel and decarbonise the long-haul shipping industry, and to boost the UK’s powertrain sector. MariNH3 is a £5.5 mn ($6.79 mn) EPSRC-funded project that aims to develop new and disruptive engine technology that will one day cut pollution

K Line, MPA join hands for development of ammonia bunker supply chain

Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have joined a consortium which has set out to develop an ammonia bunker supply chain in Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub. The consortium, comprising A.P. Moller – Maersk, Fleet Management Limited, Keppel Offshore & Marine, Maersk Mc-Kinney

GSC develops ammonia-ready LNG-fueled panamax

Japan’s Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC), in cooperation with member shipbuilders, has developed an ammonia-ready LNG-fueled Panamax bulk carrier. On 20 April 2022, the design received approval in principle (AIP) from the classification society ClassNK. The Panamax bulk carrier is LNG-fueled but ready for ammonia fuel. The 80,400 dwt ship has a