COSCO SHIPPING Energy and COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry’s 50,000-cubic-metres ammonia dual-fuel carrier design has received Approval in Principle (AIP) from ABS, CCS, and DNV.
The design vessel boasts green and low-carbon characteristics, energy efficiency, and strong cargo capacity, ensuring safety and reliability.
At the same scale, the cargo hold volume increases by approximately 1 per cent; under the same speed conditions, daily fuel consumption is reduced by about 0.5 tonnes.
Primarily designed for ammonia cargo, it can carry LPG simultaneously.
The ammonia dual-fuel system is engineered to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, positioning it at an internationally advanced level in terms of both performance indicators and cargo capacity, according to COSCO SHIPPING.
This design offers practical solutions for the application of alternative fuels in the shipping industry and also provides robust support for the cross-regional transportation of global green energy.
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These latest developments are part of COSCO SHIPPING Energy’s greater pursuit of building a green energy ecosystem and supporting logistics and application scenarios for the green energy industry.
To date, one LNG dual-fuel VLCC has been operationalised, and orders have been placed for three 114,000-dwt Aframax methanol dual-fuel crude oil carriers.
Earlier this September, COSCO SHIPPING held a naming ceremony in Changxing Island, Shanghai, for two vessels part of Qatar Energy’s LNG transportation project.
