Ammonia

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

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.

10th October 2023

Large NH3-fuelled boxship design overcomes new-fuel challenges

10th October 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

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

10th October 2023

Seafarer training undergoing its own new fuels transition

10th October 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

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.

9th October 2023

Ammonia SOFC Feasible For Deepsea Container Ships

9th October 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

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. 

5th October 2023

China Lands Low-Carbon Norwegian Series

5th October 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

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…

5th October 2023

Ammonia cracking technology could face headwinds despite its advantages

5th October 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

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.

28th September 2023

First AiP for WinGD’s X-DF-A engine

28th September 2023

LNG

LNG

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

26th September 2023

Ammonia-fuelled gas turbine planned for LNG carrier

26th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

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…

20th September 2023

WinGD collaborates with KSS Line for NH3-fuelled gas carriers

20th September 2023

SHIPS & YARDS

SHIPS & YARDS

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…

19th September 2023

New Edge To Kawasaki LPGC Prowess

19th September 2023

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

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…

18th September 2023

AiP for NH3-fuelled SCR design using ammonia as reductant

18th September 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

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…

15th September 2023

MAN ES stresses need for common NH3 standards

15th September 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

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…

15th September 2023

OCI Global to expand green NH3 and MeOH production

15th September 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

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.

14th September 2023

Ammonia introduces new technical and human element risks

14th September 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

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…

11th September 2023

Dual-fuel NH3 bunker vessel research project

11th September 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub’s has launched a new The Future of Maritime Fuels report in which it examines a wide range of fuel mix projections. The analysis suggests that e-ammonia could emerge as the…

11th September 2023

LR decarbonisation report see divergent H2-based fuels and biofuels paths

11th September 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

An innovative 200,000cbm capacity very large ammonia carrier design developed by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has been granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) by KR (Korean Register). The AiP was officially handed over…

8th September 2023

SHI 200cbm NH3 carrier design receives AiP from KR

8th September 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

ABS has issued an approval in principle (AIP) to Hanwha Ocean for its innovative design of a liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier equipped with an dual-fuel ammonia gas turbine, and featuring a…

8th September 2023

Innovative NH3 gas turbine LNGC design awarded AiP

8th September 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) and Capital Gas Ship Management Corp have placed orders for four 88,000cbm very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. The order is noteworthy as the ship…

8th September 2023

Order for 4 x 88,000cbm NH3 carriers includes NH3 DF option

8th September 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its new 45,000cbm LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) Carrier design. The design can be ordered with ammonia dual-fuel propulsion.

7th September 2023

LR AiP for NH3 dual-fuel 45,000cbm LPG Carrier

7th September 2023

AMMONIA

AMMONIA

Lloyd’s Register has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Babcock LGE’s multi-fuel gas supply and CO2 cargo handling systems, ecoFGSS-FLEX® and ecoCO2®.

5th September 2023

NH3 multi-fuel gas supply system receives AiP

5th September 2023