Maritime Risk International
Ammonia power
NYK Line, Japan Marine United Corporation and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) have signed a joint research and development agreement
for the commercialisation of a gas carrier that would use ammonia as the main fuel, in addition to an ammonia floating storage
and regasification barge. Since carbon dioxide (CO
2) is not emitted when ammonia is burned, it is regarded as a promising next-generation fuel that could mitigate shipping’s
impact on global warming. In addition, it is said that zero emissions can be realised by using CO
2-free hydrogen as a raw material for ammonia.