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.
A full cargo load of ammonia was successfully transferred between mid-sized gas carrier vessels at the port of Sohar in northern Oman, helping pave the way for operations of new ammonia-fueled, ammonia-carrying vessels in EXMAR’s fleet.
A feasibility study commissioned by North Sea Port and partners finds that an ammonia pipeline linking the coast to customers in the Ruhr industrial hinterland is technically and economically viable in the long term, should large-scale ammonia imports eventuate.
New academic research from the University College of London recommends immediate acceleration of ammonia deployment, helping to establish marine ammonia fuel within “commercial niches” by the end of the decade. While LNG and methanol generate some benefits, they risk competing with – rather than enabling – the long-term solution that is ZNZ (zero or near-zero emissions) marine ammonia fuel.
Eidesvik Offshore has signed a contract with a Norwegian shipyard for the retrofit of the platform supply vessel Viking Energy to run on ammonia fuel, which will be completed later in 2026.
Pilbara Ports and Yara Pilbara will collaborate on government and stakeholder advocacy, developing a training program for safe ammonia handling, and planning of necessary fueling infrastructure at the Ports of Dampier and Port of Port Hedland.
Meet EXMAR and Lloyd’s Register, two marine first-movers preparing for the use of ammonia as a marine fuel. Learn about EXMAR’s ammonia-fueled gas carriers due for delivery this year, and a partnership with Lloyd’s Register to develop guidelines for the safe use of ammonia cargo as fuel.
Meet Air Liquide, which announced the successful start-up of its first industrial-scale ammonia cracking pilot unit at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium. We will also explore a series of ISO standards under development to help regulate the ammonia energy supply chain.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has shipped two critical marine fuel system elements to Japan Engine Corporation for integration with J-ENG’s two-stroke ammonia engine, which passed a rigorous testing regime late last year. The engines will power NYK’s ammonia-fueled medium gas carrier vessels, with the first scheduled to enter service later this year.
Engine testing approval clears another hurdle for the vessels to hit the water and enter commercial service, with EXMAR planning sea trials “in the coming months”.