DSME's very large ammonia-fuelled carrier design gets BV nod
Classification society Bureau Veritas has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for its 86,000 cbm ammonia-fuelled ammonia carrier prototype.
PHOTO: (left to right) Matthieu de Tugny, president marine & offshore at Bureau Veritas awards AiP to DSME's senior executive VP Jae Hyuk Woo at Gastech Exhibition in Milan. Bureau Veritas
The vessel is 230 m in length, 36.6 m in width, and 22.5 m in height. It will have four prismatic-type cargo tanks with a combined carrying capacity of 86,000 cbm.
DSME is now “one step closer” to decabonisation with the basic certification for ammonia propulsion vessels, says executive VP Oh-ik Kwon, adding that “it will be easier to apply to general ship types in the future.”
The company plans to commercialise ammonia-powered container ships by 2025 and has received three AiPs since September.
Classification society Lloyd’s Register awarded AiPs for its ammonia-fuelled 23,000 TEU ultra-large container and ammonia dual-fuel 300,000 dwt very large crude carrier designs, both of which will be developed in partnership with Man Energy.
Last month, it also signed a deal with classification society Korean Register to develop new propulsion systems capable of handling green fuels including ammonia and hydrogen.
By Konica Bhatt
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