Tugboat Sakigake, also known as the world’s first commercial-use ammonia-fueled vessel, has wrapped up its demonstration voyage, reaching a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction of up to approximately 95%, the vessel’s operator NYK Line has reported.
Norwegian classification society DNV has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to China’s shipbuilding R&D institute Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC) for its new wide beam ammonia-ready Kamsarmax bulk carrier.
Keppel has signed a non-binding MoU with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), aimed at establishing a clean energy supply chain in Asia that is expected to help advance the energy transition and promote sustainable digitalization in the region.
Six Japanese companies will investigate investment options in a green ammonia production currently under development in India and work towards Japan’s first import of green ammonia.
Japan’s shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), its Singapore-headquartered subsidiary MOL Chemical Tankers (MOLCT), and Belgium-based shipowner CMB.TECH have signed a ‘major’ agreement covering the operations of nine dual-fuel ammonia-powered vessels under construction at two Chinese yards. Per C
Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its CI Energy Transition Fund I (ETF I), has secured A$814 million (approximately $515.5 million) for its Murchison Green Hydrogen project in Western Australia from the Australian Government’s Hydrogen Headstart program.
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and its subsidiary HD Hydrogen have signed a joint industry project (JIP) agreement with classification society DNV to work on CO2 capture technology for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC).
Swedish marine technology Alfa Laval has secured its first contract for the ammonia fuel supply system that would be installed onboard seven ammonia dual-fuel LPG/ammonia carriers owned by Chinese shipowner Tianjin Southwest Maritime (TSM).
Brazil’s Port of Açu and renewable fuels producer Sempen have entered into a land reservation agreement for the construction of a green ammonia plant in the port’s industrial complex in the north of the State of Rio de Janeiro.
Allied Green Ammonia (AGA) and ABB Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on AGA’s flagship hydrogen-to-ammonia project strategically located at Gove Peninsula.
MOL and its partners Namura Shipbuilding and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding obtained approval in principle (AiP) for their jointly developed large-size ammonia-powered ammonia carrier.
EverWind Fuels, a North American developer of a green fuels hub, has revealed plans to invest around $50 million in three new lower-emission tugboats to be launched in the Strait of Canso, enhancing sustainability, improving infrastructure, and supporting green shipping corridors in Nova Scotia.
Norwegian clean energy company Horisont Energi has secured a non-binding term sheet with a European energy group for ammonia sales from its Barents Blue clean ammonia plant in northern Norway.
Metacon, a Swedish manufacturer of energy systems, has, through its shareholding in Norwegian technology transfer company Pherousa, received two initial approvals in principle (AiP) for its ammonia cracking technology for use onboard ships.
