Japanese shipping firm Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) and Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have joined an industry consortium developing an ammonia bunker supply chain in Singapore
The consortium, whose members include AP Møller Mærsk, Fleet Management Ltd, Keppel Offshore & Marine, The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Sumitomo Corp and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), launched a feasibility study in March 2021 on developing an ammonia bunkering chain.
Partners have identified potential ammonia supply sources and costs and have undertaken the preliminary design and cost estimation for storage tanks and bunkering vessels.
Following this, the consortium signed a memorandum of understanding with K-Line and the MPA in April to develop the ammonia bunkering ecosystem at the Port of Singapore.
ABS also granted an approval in principle to both parties for the design of an ammonia bunkering vessel.
Going forward, the parties will build on the current findings with the goal of commencing bunkering by 2030. In February, Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery reported that Singapore is accelerating its net-zero timeline with plans to increase the country’s carbon tax per tonne of emission by 2030 and invest in hydrogen, ammonia and carbon capture technology.
In related news, a project to develop ammonia engines for maritime use is ongoing. The €10M (US$11M), EU-funded project is led by Wärtsilä and includes naval architects C-Job, DNV, MSC and the National Research Council of Italy.
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