News / Lies, leaks and lethality: is ammonia a safe fuel for ships?

Ammonia bunkering. Photo: Yara International

Both Russia and Ukraine are pointing fingers over the rupture in the Tolyatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline, but the noxious gas pouring into the forests of Masyutovka and Kharkiv is only the first of two ammonia-related incidents this week.

In Goa, India, Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) reported an ammonia leakage in the port on Tuesday, with local firefighters racing to contain the gas.

It has not, then, been a good week for ammonia, now regarded as the rival ...