The shipping industry is looking into ammonia as an alternative fuel for powering ships, amid other ongoing plans to cut carbon emissions and achieve net-zero by 2050.
Here is a list of companies with ammonia-fuelled ship projects:
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (NYK)
NYK, with IHI Power Systems and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), completed the world’s first ammonia-fuelled tugboat, Sakigake, on Aug. 23. The vessel will operate in Tokyo Bay for three months.
NYK is also building the world’s first ammonia-fuelled medium gas carrier, scheduled for completion in November 2026.
MITSUI O.S.K LINES (MOL)
MOL, in collaboration with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation and Yara International, completed the world’s first ammonia ship-to-ship (STS) transfer at anchorage within the Australian port of Dampier. Two transfers, each involving 4,000 cubic metres of ammonia, took place between two gas carriers to simulate bunkering operations.
MOL has also received approval in principle from shipping classification society ClassNK to design a 210,000-DWT (deadweight tonnage) ammonia-powered bulk carrier.
ITOCHU
Japanese trading house Itochu signed an initial agreement with marine fuel supplier Peninsula Petroleum to jointly develop ammonia bunkering in Algeciras,…