WinGD’s ammonia dual-fuel marine engine has passed a second Factory Acceptance Test in China. Designed by WinGD and manufactured by Yuchai Marine, this engine will be installed in one of a series of 25,000m3 LPG/ammonia carriers being built for Tianjin Southwest Maritime.
A key outcome from the April 2025 bunker demonstration is the validation of the Port of Rotterdam’s port safety framework for ammonia as a fuel: a robust governance structure that can manage the introduction of new fuels like ammonia to European ports and beyond.
The IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee approved two sets of interim guidelines at its recent meeting in May: on the safety of ships using ammonia as fuel, and on training for seafarers on ships using ammonia as fuel.
The trials (planned in 2027) will help verify the technical readiness, operational protocols, infrastructure, and technologies ITOCHU plans to use in its future commercial operations for ammonia bunkering.
Our latest episode of Project Features explores the Chilean development ecosystem for renewable hydrogen and ammonia, and what can be done to stimulate domestic demand. We put one of the most advanced projects – MAE’s Project Volta – in the spotlight, with commercial ammonia production targeted for 2030.
LOTTE Fine Chemical has completed a port-to-ship ammonia bunkering operation at the Port of Ulsan, fueling EXMAR’s newly-launched Antwerpen vessel with 600 tons of ammonia fuel originating from Envision Energy’s renewable ammonia production plant in Chifeng, China. The ammonia fuel will power sea trials of the Antwerpen off the South Korean coast.
NYK Line, Golden Island and Yara Clean Ammonia will collaborate to promote, supply and bunker ammonia as marine fuel in the Port of Singapore inline with IMO decarbonisation goals. A term sheet was signed, and the trio aim to commence business before 2030.
In our latest episode of Project Features, we explore EXMAR’s new ammonia dual fuel vessels, which are shortly to go through sea trials on ammonia fuel. We discuss safety engineering, engine testing, crew training, and “Risk Based Certification”: the approvals process novel vessels like these need to go through to demonstrate an equivalent level of safety to that achieved with conventionally-fueled vessels.
Wärtsilä has announced an upgraded version of its four-stroke Wärtsilä 25 Ammonia engine will be available for delivery from 2028, matching the power level of its analog LNG‑fueled engine.
The trio will jointly conduct a FEED study into a new-build ammonia bunkering vessel to be deployed as part of an integrated ammonia-fired power plant, terminal and bunker facility on Jurong Island, Singapore. Learn more on progress at the facility at the upcoming Ammonia Energy APAC conference in Brisbane.