Manual builds upon existing gas carrier procedures for loading, discharging, and ship-to-ship transfers, adapting these established protocols to suit bunkering operations.
With number of LNG vessels in operation set to almost double by end of the decade, Jason Stefanatos of DNV notes that it was encouraging to...
Key issues that will be discussed at summit include low-carbon ship construction and transformation, latest green technology equipment, alternative marine fuel selections and supply status.
Development comes after ClassNK issued AiP certificate for an ammonia-fuelled ammonia bunkering vessel designed through collaboration of NYK, Singapore-based Seatrium and its subsidiary LMG Marin.
Firm announced the naming of “ONE Sparkle”, its first owned and operated newbuilding container vessel, which was built at Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea.
Recent developments in propulsion technologies and bunkering infrastructure suggest that ammonia could be included in the commercial bunker fuel mix before the decade is over.
Both projects aim to deploy a ship-to-ship bunkering system at the ports of Huelva and Algeciras respectively and include a 7500 m3 bunkering vessel each.
Ammonia AS, AZANE Fuel Solutions, and Iverson eFuels among the projects that have been awarded pre-project funding to explore investments in bunkering facilities for ammonia as...
Firm said it has obtained long-term financing for 24 new LNG dual-fuel, ammonia-ready containerships that it ordered from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and New Times Shipbuilding in October.
While LNG and methanol markets are maturing, DNV sees that shipowners are diversifying their fuel options and exploring other bunker fuels such as ammonia, says Jason...
