News / Order for ammonia-fuelled box ship a vote of confidence from ONE

Photo: Nihon Shipyard Co

Ammonia, rivalling methanol in the next-generation fuels race, received a vote of confidence from Ocean Network Express (ONE) today with its approval-in-principle for a 3,500 teu ammonia-fuelled box ship.

Developed by ONE, Nihon Shipyard and classification society DNV, the vessel design features twin ‘type-B’ spherical ammonia tanks aft, apparently sacrificing around 320 teu of capacity.

Potential spillage is one of the main concerns over ammonia, one expert warning the fuel could “sterilise cubic miles of ocean” if it leaked into the sea.

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