NYK Line, JMU, Nihon Shipyard, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company and Kokuka Sangyo completed a ship-to-ship transfer of ammonia fuel to NYK’s first midsized gas carrier vessel in Ariake Shipyard, Japan.
A recent IMO technical seminar explored the current state of the ammonia marine fuel landscape. As presented by NYK and WinGD via real-world operational data and testimony, confidence is being built in ammonia fuel via operational experience. Read more about highlights from the event, including effluent management, regulatory progress, and multi-pronged approaches to safety and environmental management.
Japan-based Mitsui E&S has completed the commercialization phase of its two-stroke, ammonia-fueled marine engines and ammonia fuel supply systems (AFSS), now able to serve customers with a fully-integrated marine propulsion system from its Tamano manufacturing base. Mitsui E&S’ engine manufacturing setup based on the Everllence B&W ME-LGIA model, with the potential to include WinGD’s ammonia-fueled X-DF-A engine in the future.
A comprehensive risk & safety analysis for ammonia bunkering at the Blumersad terminal in the Port of Hamburg has been completed by Hamburg Port Authority and MB Energy.
Belgium-based shipowner EXMAR has announced its first commercial voyage sailed on ammonia fuel, with the Antwerpen traveling from China to India. The vessel also carried ammonia as cargo on the voyage.
South Korean maritime regulator Korean Register will work with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to establish GHG and emissions performance standards for ammonia-fueled vessels, based on data collected in sea trials of EXMAR’s ammonia-fueled midsized gas carriers.
IHI has already completed demonstration tests for 20% ammonia-coal co-combustion at the Hekinan power plant, and work has been ongoing on a 60% co-combustion burner that can be implemented with minimal modifications to existing facilities.
