As the shipping industry transitions to cleaner fuels, ammonia as marine fuel is gaining momentum. Alfa Laval is at the forefront of enabling this shift. Through research, product development, and…
Landmark deal between Wärtsilä and Eidesvik Offshore pioneers growing demand for ammonia in shipping
Wärtsilä Corporation, 26 August 2024 at 13:00 EEST Wärtsilä partners with Norwegian ship owner, Eidesvik, on world’s first ammonia-fuelled platform supply vessel conversion Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a contract…
Tokyo – ClassNK has classed the ammonia-fueled tugboat ‘Sakigake’ completed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd. as an ammonia-fueled vessel. This is the…
Dear Reader, Thanks to new updates, DNV‘s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform now offers a wide range of insights and tools to support the maritime industry’s transition to a cleaner, greener…
KR has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hanwha Ocean, Amogy, and Hanwha Aerospace. The MoU, signed at Posidonia 2024 in Athens, Greece, focuses on the technical collaboration and…
MAN Energy Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) at Posidonia 2024 International Shipping Exhibition in Piraeus, Greece, on the development of crew training…
Ammonia is gaining momentum as a potential hydrogen carrier for onboard applications. H2SITE’s AMMONIA to H2POWER technology for ammonia cracking on-board has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register…
Report highlights IACS contribution on technical standards and guidance in support of safe innovation on digitalisation and decarbonisation IACS, the membership organisation for the world’s leading classification societies, has published…
The safe use of ammonia and its surrounding regulatory framework remains a critical factor for its adoption as a marine fuel. A new Lloyd’s Register report has highlighted the need for…
Wärtsilä Corporation, 27 February 2024 at 10 AM EET Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, introduces a groundbreaking Ammonia Fuel Supply System (AFSS) for ships able to operate with ammonia…
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Multi-year implementation plan sets goals for the practical deployment of vessels using near-zero carbon ammonia and methanol, to drive investments in scalable fuel supply infrastructure. Members of ‘The Silk Alliance’ cross-supply chain…
View online | Lloyd’s Register 2023 Fuel for thought A new series from Lloyd’s Register Subscribe now Explore the latest developments in maritime fuels Alternative maritime fuels have become increasingly important in…
Swiss marine power company WinGD and Japanese shipbuilder and technology developer Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. have signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a partnership on ammonia-fuelled vessels. The project…
Wärtsilä Corporation, 13 April 2023 at 10.30 AM EEST – Technology group Wärtsilä, along with Norway based Höegh LNG and other partners, Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), University of South-East…
Study finds that spills of ammonia as a shipping fuel could negatively impact certain habitats and species more than others, and that the likelihood and gravity of such spills are…
Paris La Défense, September 12, 2022 – Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, has awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Gas and Heat (GH), a…
Korean Register (KR) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) will be working closely together to develop new propulsion systems capable of handling green fuels including ammonia and hydrogen. On…
SINGAPORE, 16 August 2022 – PaxOcean Engineering Pte. Ltd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singapore-based bunker vessel operator Hong Lam Marine and classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) to jointly…
Paris La Défense, 27th June 2022 – Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, carried out a study aiming at de-risking the use of ammonia as a marine…
Operational scenarios used in cross-industry study to evaluate the risks of future fuels As shipping moves to transition from existing energy sources, the industry must pro-actively develop standard safeguards and…
What are the key challenges to harnessing ammonia as ship fuel? Before ammonia-fuelled ships can hit the water, central questions need to be answered, including supply, sustainability, engine technology and…
ClassNK issues Approval in Principle (AiP) for ammonia-fueled Panamax bulk carrier developed by Planning and Design Center Tokyo – Leading Classification Society ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP)…
Danish partnership receives support from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP) for world’s first industrial dynamic green ammonia demonstration plant · The Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration…
ClassNK and 22 industry players kick off studying ammonia as an alternative marine fuel Industry players set up “Joint Study” framework for studying common issues on ammonia as an alternative…