Ammonia bunker vessel to be developed in Singapore

2022-08-18 08:03:21

Ammonia bunker vessel to be developed in Singapore

Project partners aim to produce a vessel design that 'de-risks ammonia as a marine fuel'.

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PaxOcean Engineering has signed an MoU with Singapore-based bunker vessel operator Hong Lam Marine and classification society Bureau Veritas to jointly develop an ammonia bunker vessel design.

Significance: The collaboration is designed to promote the use of ammonia as a marine fuel.

Company roles

PaxOcean is to focus on developing designs for ammonia-fuelled and ammonia bunkering vessels.
Hong Lam Marine will provide input specific to operational data, and support and validate the suitability of the ship design for commercial operations.
And Bureau Veritas will verify compliance with the most applicable and up-to-date rules, particularly those related to the handling of ammonia — drawing on its expertise in ammonia carriage and operations, and previous technical studies on ammonia as a fuel.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) welcomed the formation of a partnership to develop, trial and test-bed new designs and innovative technologies needed to accelerate the transition to a clean economy.

The MPA's Chief Executive, Ms Quah Ley Hoon, said the project "aligns with our maritime decarbonization efforts to be ready for a multi-fuel bunkering transition to support the future of International shipping."

David Barrow, Vice President, South Asia Zone of Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, stressed that additional work was needed to overcome the safety and operational issues associated with ammonia.

"These challenges can be overcome through cross-industry collaboration, and we are very pleased to be working with PaxOcean and Hong Lam Marine to develop an ammonia bunker vessel design that de-risks ammonia as a marine fuel," he added.


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