Japan Engine Corporation has announced commercial readiness for its new 2-stroke, dual-fuel engine. The first engine unit will be installed on an ammonia-fueled medium gas carrier next month, with the vessel scheduled to enter service in 2026.
Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Solutions) will supply four 7S60ME-LGIA dual-fuel engines to Höegh Autoliners, for installation aboard Höegh’s new Aurora-class car carriers.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and ITOCHU will use their own vessels to demonstrate ship to ship ammonia bunkering in Singapore in 2027. This week, ITOCHU also signed collaboration agreements for the development of ammonia bunkering near the Suez Canal.
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.
Larsen & Toubro and ITOCHU will develop and commercialise a 300,000 tons per year renewable ammonia plant in Kandla, on India’s west coast. L&T reportedly plans to invest over $5.6 billion in six ammonia production plants around Kandla, serving marine fuel, bunker and export markets.
Hull No.8389 is the first of four 46,000 m3 mid-sized gas carrier vessels being constructed in South Korea for EXMAR, with formal delivery on track for 2026.
Wärtsilä has supplied a new advanced simulation suite for the Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM) maritime training institute, featuring dual-fuel simulator technology and training for methanol and ammonia fuels across different engine types. In Kochi, India, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has just launched its first methanol bunker simulator, with an ammonia version to follow in early 2026.
ITOCHU has signed a world-first contract with Sasaki Shipbuilding for a 5000 m3 ammonia-fueled, ammonia bunkering vessel. The vessel is set to be delivered by September 2027.
In our recent episode of Project Features, we explored the outcomes from a recent ammonia bunkering demonstration at the Port of Rotterdam. With twelve ammonia transfer and bunkering demonstrations occurring in nine global locations since 2024, where does the Port Readiness Level for ammonia bunkering stand in Rotterdam and elsewhere, what are the key technical learnings, and what gaps remain?
Envision Energy has announced the completion of a successful ammonia bunkering operation at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry's terminal in Dalian. The Yuantuo 1 – which was also involved in China’s first-ever ammonia bunkering operation in January this year – was refueled with renewable ammonia fuel produced at Envision’s newly-opened production plant in Chifeng.