SHIPBUILDER Samsung Heavy Industries and engine maker MAN
Energy Solutions are looking to develop ammonia-powered ships to accelerate
CO2 emision reductions, company
officials have announced.
The new project aims to design an
oil tanker that can be fueled with ammonia and whose technology can be adapted
to other types of ships, Reuters reports.
Also involved with its expertise
is London ship classification society Lloyd's Register and maritime energy
services company MISC Berhad (MISC.KL).
International shipping accounts
for 2.2 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions, according to the
International Maritime Organisation (IMO), more than aviation's two per cent
share.
The IMO, a United Nations agency,
has said it aims to halve greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 2008 levels by
2050. High costs and potential safety issues have meant that future fuels such
as ammonia have been slow to advance.
"MAN are working hard to
make the engine ready for ships to be delivered from 2024. This suggests a best
case scenario of full design work completed such that a commercial ship
building contract could be placed in 2022 for delivery in 2024," Lloyd's
Register marine and offshore director Nick Brown told Reuters.
Source : HKSG.
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