Ammonia – Page 6

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    Investment brings ammonia bunkering closer

    2023-10-26T13:38:00Z

    Yara and Navigator Holdings have led an investment round of €5.4m in Azane’s ammonia bunkering startup

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    Wallenius Wilhelmsen confirms 4+8 MeOH-fuelled PCTC order

    2023-10-24T11:22:00Z

    Wallenius Wilhelmsen has confirmed the order for four 9,300 car equivalent unit (ceu) vessels from Jinling Shipyard in China. The dual-fuel vessels will be capable of operating on methanol, and will be ammonia-ready. The order includes individual options for a further eight vessels. 

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    Singapore advances ammonia bunkering project

    2023-10-24T09:50:00Z

    Singapore has launched the next stage of tendering to find its low or zero-carbon ammonia power generation and bunkering project developer.

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    Evergreen explores Taiwanese green fuel production

    2023-10-23T10:56:00Z

    Container liner operator Evergreen has announced that it is exploring the feasibility of developing a green methanol and ammonia supply chain for applications including maritime fuel on the island of Taiwan.

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    Exmar orders pair of 46,000cbm gas carriers with WinGD X-DF-A engines

    2023-10-17T11:38:00Z

    Exmar LPG, a joint venture between Exmar and Seapeak, has confirmed that a pair of 46,000 cbm gas carriers on order at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea will be powered by WinGD’s ammonia-fuelled X-DF-A engines.

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    Alt fuel retrofit ambitions face yard capacity and capability constraints: LR

    2023-10-13T11:31:00Z

    A new Engine Retrofit Report by Lloyd’s Register concludes that a shortage of repair yards with experience in conversions may hinder the take up of alternative fuel technology by the existing fleet.

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    Large NH3-fuelled boxship design overcomes new-fuel challenges

    2023-10-10T10:57:00Z

    The completion of a concept design and awarding of an Approval in Principle has demonstrated that large ammonia-fuelled container vessels are technically feasible and can achieve acceptable preliminary safety concepts.

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    Seafarer training undergoing its own new fuels transition

    2023-10-10T10:38:00Z

    Methanol is making its way into IGF Code training programs, but there’s a broader evolution underway for STCW training.

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    Ammonia SOFC Feasible For Deepsea Container Ships

    2023-10-09T09:01:00Z

    Researchers in Singapore have concluded it is feasible to use an SOFC fuel cell with an integrated ammonia cracker to power large, deepsea container ships in the future.

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    China Lands Low-Carbon Norwegian Series

    2023-10-05T10:36:00Z

    In a further European short-sea vessel contract award to China, Norwegian interests have placed construction of a low-carbon class of multi-purpose carriers with Huanghai Shipbuilding. 

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    Ammonia cracking technology could face headwinds despite its advantages

    2023-10-05T10:32:00Z

    Existing ammonia transport systems and infrastructure may give it an advantage over hydrogen as a new fuel, and while ammonia cracking will likely play a key role, there are challenges to overcome with scaling up the technology.

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    First AiP for WinGD’s X-DF-A engine

    2023-09-28T11:04:00Z

    Swiss marine power company WinGD has secured the first ever approval in principle (AiP) for two­­‑stroke engines fuelled with ammonia. Lloyd’s Register awarded the AiP to WinGD’s X-DF-A dual-fuel range.

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    Ammonia-fuelled gas turbine planned for LNG carrier

    2023-09-26T10:50:00Z

    A new zero-carbon emissions LNG carrier design includes an ammonia-fuelled gas turbine and a heat recovery system using supercritical CO2.

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    WinGD collaborates with KSS Line for NH3-fuelled gas carriers

    2023-09-20T11:20:00Z

    WinGD has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea-based gas and petrochemicals transportation specialist KSS Line to explore the use of X-DF-A engines for future newbuild projects. The companies will focus on 52cm- and 62cm-bore versions of the dual-fuel ammonia engines, suitable for midsize and very large gas carriers (VLGC). 

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    New Edge To Kawasaki LPGC Prowess

    2023-09-19T10:41:00Z

    Prolific gas tanker builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries has delivered a new iteration of its proven, very large LPG carrier design with increased cargo capacity and engineered for powering on LPG or potentially also ammonia.

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    AiP for NH3-fuelled SCR design using ammonia as reductant

    2023-09-18T10:03:00Z

    HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) received an approval in principle (AIP) from ABS for an ammonia reductant supply system for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) in ammonia-fuelled ships. 

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    MAN ES stresses need for common NH3 standards

    2023-09-15T15:39:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions is understood to have expressed concern to IACS, the International Association of Classification Societies, about the lack of a set of unified requirements relating to ammonia-fuelled engines and their supporting infrastructure.

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    OCI Global to expand green NH3 and MeOH production

    2023-09-15T13:02:00Z

    OCI Global, a producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products, has announced plans to develop its first green ammonia production capacity in the US and to expand green methanol value chains at its plants in Texas.

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    Ammonia introduces new technical and human element risks

    2023-09-14T05:02:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonization Hub and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have analysed the onboard safety risks of ammonia as a shipping fuel to a ship’s crew.

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    Dual-fuel NH3 bunker vessel research project

    2023-09-11T12:32:00Z

    Daihatsu Diesel Mfg. Co.,Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Daikai Engineering Pte. Ltd., to jointly study the concept design of an ammonia-fuelled ammonia tanker. The project participants also include Singaporean based bunker vessel operator Consort Bunkers Pte Ltd, as well as SeaTech Solutions International (S) Pte Ltd. ClassNK will also participate in the project, which hopes to culminate with the issuance of an Approval in Principle.