Japanese shipping giant NYK Line has revealed that “the world’s first” ammonia-powered ship for commercial use has been completed.
HGK Shipping, part of Germany’s integrated logistics group HGK, has developed a design for a river/sea-going gas tanker to better comply with new transport requirements in the energy transition era.
Japanese shipping heavyweight NYK has signed an agreement for the marine transport of green ammonia to Japan in collaboration with Kyushu Electric Power Company, Sojitz Corporation and Sembcorp Green Hydrogen, a subsidiary of Singaporean state-owned energy giant Semcorp.
Switzerland-based shipping company Gearbulk has ordered two additional ammonia/methanol conversion ready 82,300 dwt open hatch newbuildings in China.
ClassNK will award machinery room safety (MRS) accreditation to the ammonia-fueled medium gas carrier developed by NYK and partners.
Jiangnan Shipbuilding has secured a new contract for the construction of up to four 93,000 cbm very large ammonia carriers (VLACs).
Danish liquified gas equipment specialist Svanehøj has been awarded a contract to supply 32 deepwell fuel pumps for a new series of ammonia dual-fuel bulk carriers.
Iverson eFuels, Port of Stavanger, ASCO Norge and St1 have signed a partnership agreement to make green ammonia available in the Stavanger region of Norway.
Porto do Açu and Fuella signed the first area reservation contract for the newly licensed low-carbon hydrogen hub at the port complex.
Norwegian clean energy solutions provider Alma Clean Power has completed testing of a 100 kW fuel-cell system powered directly by ammonia.
Seatrium partnered with Nanyang Technological University to advance green and sustainable solutions in the offshore and marine (O&M) sector.
HD Hyundai Mipo has held a steel cutting ceremony for a 22,000 cbm LCO2 carrier at its Ulsan headquarters.
Navigator Holdings (Navigator Gas), a UK-based owner and operator of the ‘world’s largest fleet of Handysize liquefied gas carriers’, has unveiled a co-investment in the clean ammonia developer Ten08 Energy.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Taiwan Fertilizer (TFC) to conduct a joint pre-feasibility study that will explore the establishment of an ammonia value chain in Taiwan.
