HD HHI and Capital Gas obtained AiPs for very large ammonia carrier design that integrates Amogy’s ammonia-to-electrical power system.
Finnish fuel supply systems provider Auramarine has won an order from compatriot shipyard Meyer Turku for a methanol fuel supply system and associated equipment for the Mein Schiff 7 cruise vessel owned by Germany-based cruise company TUI Cruises.
Sembcorp Green Hydrogen has signed a heads of terms with Sojitz Corporation and Kyushu Electric Power, paving the way to finalize a definitive green ammonia offtake agreement.
ABS awarded AiPs to two South Korean shipyards for their designs of a very large ammonia carrier and an ammonia-powered tanker.
Naftomar Shipping And Trading, Hanwha Ocean and Bureau Veritas (BV) have partnered up for the design development of a very large ammonia carrier (VLAC).
UK class society Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) for the design of the world’s largest very large ammonia carrier (VLAC) with a carrying capacity of 100,000 cbm.
Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) and German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the development of crew training for the handling of ammonia as fuel on vessels.
Vopak has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Vice Mayor of Tianjin delegation to support the repurposing of Vopak Tianjin’s infrastructure for new energies.
Capital Product Partners L.P. is expanding further into the gas sector with a new strategic investment in ten LCO2 and LPG/ammonia carriers.
Geopolitical instability, scalability of fuel production and retrofits to existing vessels are key factors impacting the shipping industry’s journey to net zero by 2050, according to the latest research published by classification society ABS.
Nearly 4% of European shipping could run on green e-fuels by 2030 but just a third of these projects are guaranteed, T&E warns in a new study.
Classification societies ABS and Lloyd’s Register (LR) have awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to a new ammonia-fueled 3,500 TEU container feeder vessel design.
ClassNK has released a new edition of its Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels, which outline the safety requirements for ships using methanol, ethanol, LPG and ammonia as fuel. The new edition adds requirements related to hydrogen-fueled ships.
RINA, Gas and Heat, and Wärtsilä have signed an agreement to develop a bunkering vessel specially designed to deliver and operate on green ammonia fuel.
