Classification society Bureau Veritas has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Viridis Bulk Carriers, a joint venture of Norwegian shipping consultancy Amon Maritime and compatriot shipowners Navigare Shipping & Logistics and AS Mosvolds Rederia, for its ammonia-powered short-sea bulk vessel. Vi
CF Industries Holdings, a global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products, has signed a definitive purchase agreement with Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL) for IPL’s ammonia production complex located in Waggaman, Louisiana, US. Under the terms of the agreement, CF Industries said it will purchase
Energy company Aramco and gas and engineering company Linde Engineering have signed an agreement to jointly develop a new ammonia cracking technology, using their experience and capabilities in industrial research and development, lower-carbon hydrogen, and ammonia cracking technology. Aramco said t
Singapore-based shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has placed an order for ten methanol/ammonia-ready containerships.
A group of cross-industry experts, led by Grieg Star, has conducted a study involving the potential retrofitting of an open hatch vessel to run on green ammonia. Initial findings of the study said that elements perceived as challenges turned out not to be barriers or present major risks for moving f
Chemical company Unigel and thyssenkrupp nucera, provider of technologies and comprehensive solutions for high-efficiency industrial scale electrolysers, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase the capacity of the green hydrogen plant that Unigel is developing in Bahia, Brazil, f
OCI, a global producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products, and Linde, a global industrial gases and engineering company, have signed a long-term agreement under which Linde will supply clean hydrogen and nitrogen to OCI’s new blue ammonia facility under development in Beaumont, Texas, US. OC
An industrial-scale concept for a floating green ammonia production unit developed by Netherland-based SwitcH2 BV and Norway-based BW Offshore has secured Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV. With AiP in place, the technical feasibility of the design has been affirmed and the
Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners has announced that after many months of planning, designing, and preparing, the construction of its first Aurora-class vessel commenced. Leaders and representatives from Höegh Autoliners, DNV, Deltamarin, Clarksons, and China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI
World’s largest container shipping company MSC is ready to embrace alternative fuels as part of its commitment to decarbonize its operations, Claudio Abbate, Vice President of Maritime Policy and Government Affairs at MSC Group, said. Abbate said the company was “willing and ready” to further adopt
Spain-based URBAS, specialised in sustainable infrastructures and buildings, real estate development, and renewable energies, has signed an agreement with US-based AECOM, an engineering, architecture and sustainability company, to develop green hydrogen, green ammonia, and sustainable fuels projects
Malaysian energy company Petronas and Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in energy transition initiatives towards achieving respective energy transition and decarbonisation targets. According to Petronas, the initia
Amogy Inc., a Brooklyn-based developer of energy-dense ammonia power solutions, is making waves in the maritime industry with its ammonia-to-power system which has a massive potential to decarbonize shipping operations. The company just revealed its project which involves retrofitting a 1957-built t
Brooklyn-based technology startup Amogy Inc. is retrofitting a tugboat to run on its ammonia-to-power system and is planning to present the vessel in late 2023. Namely, Amogy intends to sail the tugboat later in 2023 in upstate New York, pending further safety testing and regulatory discussions. The
