Eidesvik vessel gears up for ammonia bunkering trial

Norwegian shipping company Eidesvik’s offshore platform supply vessel is scheduled to bunker 73 mt of ammonia in a trial operation later this year.

IMAGE: Offshore platform supply vessel Viking Energy. Eidesvik

Finnish engine maker Wärtsilä is expected to complete the ammonia retrofit of Viking Energy this year.

Bunker supplier Azane Fuel has received approval from the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection to supply ammonia to the vessel.

The bunkering trial is planned for autumn at Stord, Norway, where 73 mt of ammonia will be delivered through a truck-to-ship operation.

The trial will allow the project partners to test the vessel’s fuel transfer equipment, bunkering procedures and safety systems, and “gain practical experience with truck-to-ship ammonia bunkering.”

Viking Energy is chartered by Equinor and is expected to remain under charter following the retrofit.

By Konica Bhatt

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