Mitsubishi Shipbuilding completes conceptual design of ammonia-ready VLGC
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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed the conceptual design of a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) initially powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) but adaptable to future use of ammonia as a main bunker fuel, according to MHI on Thursday (9 June).
An Approval in Principle (AIP) for the design has been acquired from the Japanese classification society ClassNK.
Creation of a design enabling conversion to ammonia bunker fuel in line with future needs is expected to permit relatively small-scale ship retrofitting when use of ammonia fuel becomes a viable option, says MHI.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s newest VLGCs, in addition to using LPG fuel as an alternative to the conventionally prevalent heavy oil, can also transport ammonia as cargo.
As such, the company’s VLGCs are highly suited to using ammonia as a marine fuel in the future.
In recent years Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has been conducting investigations into the potential use of ammonia fuel in VLGCs as one means of achieving carbon neutrality in the global marine industry by 2050, a target pursued jointly by the public and private sectors in a quest to reduce the industry’s GHG emissions.
Going forward, as a marine systems integrator Mitsubishi Shipbuilding will continue to promote decarbonisation in the marine industry and devote its resources to achieving carbon neutrality, as its way of contributing to reducing environmental loads on a global scale.
Photo credit: Mitsubishi Shipbuilding
Published: 10 June, 2022
