Companies such as Bunker Holding, Trafigura and MAN have signed the agreement, committing them to work towards a large-scale production of green fuel.
Fuel/Energy Type: Ammonia
Alternative Fuels Ammonia
Liam Blackmore gives an introduction and overview of Ammonia as a fuel for shipping including technical challenges, safety elements and sustainability in this video.
In safe hands? Onboard the world’s first ammonia-powered ship, billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Green Pioneer
Iron-ore billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue brought the world’s first ammonia-powered ship to global attention earlier this month, when it was sailed to Dubai for the COP28 climate summit – with Forrest openly lamenting that it could not actually be fuelled with ammonia.
Year Ahead: Regulatory hurdles leave shipowners to grapple with limited options for fuelling ammonia carriers
Shipping companies building ammonia carriers to use the cargo as fuel for their ship engines may find it necessary to lobby port state control to allow use of this fuel.