Singapore: ONE receives DNV AiP for ammonia dual-fuel container ship

Singapore-headquartered container shipping firm Ocean Network Express (ONE) on Monday (29 January) announced the award of Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for an ammonia dual-fuel container ship. 

Along with the investment in 12 methanol dual-fuel vessels, the firm said the AiP marked another milestone for ONE on its journey towards net-zero by 2050.

The newly AiP-awarded 3,500 TEU vessel was jointly developed by ONE, Nihon Shipyard Co Ltd (NSY) and DNV, as part of a joint development project established in late 2022 among the three parties.

ONE has been studying the feasibility of ammonia as an alternative fuel for zero emission according to the roadmap for alternative fuels which was developed by ONE in 2022. In conjunction with the roadmap, ONE participated in a GCMD-led ammonia bunkering pilot safety study.

Koshiro Wake, Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Sustainability Department at ONE, said: “Ammonia is definitely one of the primary focuses of our research as ammonia fuel has a great potential of generating lower GHG emissions than conventional marine fuels. We are pleased to have made such a progress, and we will continue our study on ammonia.”

Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria, Regional Manager South East Asia, Pacific & India, Maritime at DNV, said: “Ammonia is one of the promising future marine fuels with great potential to decarbonize shipping. We are confident that DNV’s rules for ammonia will help our customers to safely adopt this new fuel type once the infrastructure is in place. We are grateful to our JDP partners for entrusting us with this pioneering project that will help the entire maritime industry to adopt ammonia as a marine fuel.”

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Photo credit: Nihon Shipyard Co Ltd
Published: 29 January, 2024