Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line), and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) have jointly applied to run a demonstration project on the supply of ammonia fuel for vessels in Singapore, building on their memorandum of understanding (MoU) from last month to conduct a front-end engineering design (FEED) study and explore the ownership of a newbuild ammonia bunkering vessel.

Coordinated by Sumitomo, the project will see the companies conduct a trial supply of ammonia fuel using the ship-to-ship (STS) transfer method, employing a bunkering vessel that complies with the requirements set by the Singapore Government, marking the first demonstration of ammonia bunkering by the collaborators.