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Maritime Just Transition Task Force: interim training frameworks unveiled for seafarers on alternative-fuel-powered vessels
The IMO-backed Maritime Just Transition Task Force has unveiled interim frameworks for training seafarers on vessels powered by alternative fuels such as ammonia, methanol and hydrogen. The frameworks will provide guidance before harmonised training standards are fully developed.
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Interim guidelines finalized for the use of ammonia cargo as fuel
The first-ever guidelines for use of anhydrous ammonia cargo as fuel on gas carriers have been finalized by the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers. The guidelines will add supplementary text to the existing IGC Code, adding in specific design and operational requirements for ammonia-fueled vessels.
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Panama Canal “NetZero” vessel slot to open this November
One spot per week will be allocated to a vessel registered as dual-fuel and capable of operating on at least one lower-emission fuel, such as ammonia. For the initial phases of the scheme, immediate use of the fuel will not be required, and the Canal Authority “recognize the investment and capacity to operate them once supply becomes available”.
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Yara Clean Ammonia charters more dual-fuel vessels
Yara Clean Ammonia has reached a time-charter agreement with Navigator Ammon Shipping for two 51,000 m3 dual fuel midsized gas carriers to be delivered by October 2028. The company also celebrated the official start of construction of Yara Eyde, its new ammonia-powered container ship.
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Floating ammonia energy: new AiPs and partnerships
At the recent GasTech event in Italy, new agreements were signed for the development and execution of floating ammonia cracking (MOL and KBR), gas-based ammonia production (SBM Offshore), and renewable electricity-based ammonia production (H2Carrier).
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$110 billion committed to 500-plus mature projects worldwide: new Hydrogen Council report
The Hydrogen Council has released its first Global Hydrogen Compass report, a state-of-play look at the industry. Ammonia is currently the largest offtake sector for clean hydrogen, accounting for 43% of the 3.6 million tons per year of binding offtake secured to date. Policy and regulatory clarity will be key to locking in further offtake, and developing the impressive global project pipeline.
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Global Maritime Forum: alternative fuels rapidly progressing to commercial deployment
GMF’s new report finds that both ammonia and methanol fuels are now “ready” for commercial deployment, but a concerted push is required to enable scale-up beyond 2030. The report highlights the increased familiarity (and confidence) from key maritime stakeholders with ammonia fuel, and a recommendation to independently verify emissions from the first ammonia-fueled vessels.
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Gas-based reforming for low-emission ammonia production: ATR, POX, and two-step reforming
Current global ammonia production is mostly based on gas-fed, two-stage reforming processs. Decarbonization of this existing production capacity – as well as new newbuild low-emission capacity also based on gas – can utilize an industrially-proven suite of alternative technologies and processes, including autothermal reforming, and partial oxidation combined with CCS. This article discusses some of the technologies available from various tech providers, and reference projects in operation.