While the implementation of ammonia as a marine fuel is expected to be technologically feasible as early as 2025-2026, its toxic nature requires the maritime industry to develop new approaches to safety. However, the majority of maritime community members are willing to sail on or work with ammonia-
ABS has completed a safety evaluation of ammonia dispersion on board an ammonia-fueled gas turbine LNG carrier design from Hanwha Ocean.
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD) and Hanwha Ocean have signed a five-year strategic partnership to advance maritime decarbonization in the areas of alternative low-/zero carbon fuels, energy efficiency technologies, and onboard carbon capture.
Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners has welcomed the second multi-fuel Aurora-class pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), Höegh Borealis, to its fleet. Höegh Autoliners took delivery of the latest newbuild from China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) on October 16, 2024, following the naming cere
Ohmium International has signed a term sheet with SwitcH2 BV for the supply of PEM electrolyzer solutions for the offshore floating green hydrogen and ammonia synthesis project OFFSET.
Port of Newcastle’s Clean Energy Precinct (CEP) project has reached a development milestone, with the signing of agreements for front-end engineering designs (FEED) and environmental impact statements (EIS).
Al Seer Marine, a subsidiary of International Holding Company, has secured $80 million in financing from BOCOM Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of the Bank of Communications, one of China’s largest commercial banks, for its newly delivered MR tankers Betelgeuse and Bellatrix.
Swiss marine power company WinGD has introduced an option for its X-DF-A ammonia-fuelled engines to be delivered capable of running on liquified petroleum gas (LPG).
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has received an order for the construction of two very large ammonia carriers (VLAC).
Cepsa and Sonatrach have signed an MoU to jointly carry out a feasibility study for the development of an integrated project for green hydrogen production and derivatives in Algeria, mainly aimed at supplying the European market.
ADNOC has completed the acquisition of OCI Global’s 50% + 1 shareholding in the seaborne exporter of ammonia Fertiglobe.
The maritime industry is inching closer to achieving a sustainable transition to zero-carbon fuels, thanks to improvements in ship readiness and fuel handling technologies, as detailed in Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) Maritime Decarbonization Hub’s latest Zero Carbon Fuel Monitor (ZCFM) report. Report ove
Höegh Autoliners’ first of twelve multi-fuel Aurora-class pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) has arrived in the port of Amsterdam.
Japanese shipping company NYK has started operating its test engine facility to evaluate the safety of new fuels and shorten review time, aiming for practical use within a period of three months. NYK broke ground on the test facility in Chiba Prefecture at the beginning of the year and put it into o
