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Maersk joins Singapore study on ammonia bunker supply chain
来源：Shipping News Headlines 编辑：编辑部 发布：2021/03/15 11:37:40
DEMARK's AP Moller-Maersk has teamed up with other maritime stakeholders to conduct a feasibility study into creating a competitive supply chain for the provision of green ammonia ship-to-ship bunkering at the Port of Singapore.
The move reinforces Maersk's view that ammonia is one of the most promising carbon-free alternatives to fossil fuel. The carrier will be joined in the study by Fleet Management, Keppel Offshore & Marine, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping, Sumitomo Corporation, and Yara International.
Morten Bo Christiansen, vice president and head of decarbonisation at Maersk, said in a statement: "Alongside methanol, at AP Moller-Maersk we see green ammonia as an important future fuel for the decarbonisation of our fleet. A dual-fuel ammonia engine is currently under development, but for green ammonia to fuel our vessels in the future we also have supply, infrastructure, and safety related challenges to solve, not least when it comes to bunkering operations."
Emitting zero carbon dioxide (CO2) when combusted, ammonia has long been considered as one of the most promising alternative marine fuels to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the shipping industry, the Maersk statement noted.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set an industry-wide target to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2050 compared with 2008 levels, but meeting that goal will only be possible if shipping can develop a viable non-carbon-based fuel - and engines capable of running on that fuel.
Maersk in February signed on to a project that will build Europe's largest production facility of CO2-free green ammonia in Denmark, and the ability for vessels to bunker in Singapore will be another step on the path toward establishing a comprehensive green ammonia supply chain.
The feasibility study launched in Singapore will cover the end-to-end supply chain of ammonia bunkering, which includes the development of a cost-effective green ammonia supply chain, design of ammonia bunkering vessels, as well as related supply chain infrastructure.
Government agencies and experts in Singapore will be engaged in working toward the standardisation of safe operation and regulations, according to IHS Media.
The move reinforces Maersk's view that ammonia is one of the most promising carbon-free alternatives to fossil fuel. The carrier will be joined in the study by Fleet Management, Keppel Offshore & Marine, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping, Sumitomo Corporation, and Yara International.
Morten Bo Christiansen, vice president and head of decarbonisation at Maersk, said in a statement: "Alongside methanol, at AP Moller-Maersk we see green ammonia as an important future fuel for the decarbonisation of our fleet. A dual-fuel ammonia engine is currently under development, but for green ammonia to fuel our vessels in the future we also have supply, infrastructure, and safety related challenges to solve, not least when it comes to bunkering operations."
Emitting zero carbon dioxide (CO2) when combusted, ammonia has long been considered as one of the most promising alternative marine fuels to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the shipping industry, the Maersk statement noted.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set an industry-wide target to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2050 compared with 2008 levels, but meeting that goal will only be possible if shipping can develop a viable non-carbon-based fuel - and engines capable of running on that fuel.
Maersk in February signed on to a project that will build Europe's largest production facility of CO2-free green ammonia in Denmark, and the ability for vessels to bunker in Singapore will be another step on the path toward establishing a comprehensive green ammonia supply chain.
The feasibility study launched in Singapore will cover the end-to-end supply chain of ammonia bunkering, which includes the development of a cost-effective green ammonia supply chain, design of ammonia bunkering vessels, as well as related supply chain infrastructure.
Government agencies and experts in Singapore will be engaged in working toward the standardisation of safe operation and regulations, according to IHS Media.