According to an article published in Ship and Bunker news, the shipping industry can expect to see ammonia-powered vessel designs as early as 2024, according to technology company MAN Energy Solutions.
Ammonia fuelled container ship
MAN is working with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. on the design for an ammonia fuelled container ship with a cargo capacity of 23,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). That project may be completed as soon as 2024, according to Brian Østergaard Sørensen, head of two-stroke research at MAN.
Alternate source of fuel
Ammonia is one of the alternative marine fuels being suggested as the shipping industry seeks to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and move on from fossil fuel-based bunkers.
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Source: Ship&BunkerNews
