Ammonia-powered bulk carrier design approved

Shipping classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to a 210,000 dwt ammonia-powered Newcastlemax bulk carrier designed by China's Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC).

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“The award of this AiP is another important step toward the decarbonisation of the maritime industry, showing the feasibility of powering commercial vessels with zero-carbon solutions in the near future,” says LR's Li Tianxiang said.

Earlier this year, DSIC and Chinese shipping company COSCO received approvals from China Classification Society and DNV for a methanol-powered VLCC design.

DSIC is part of state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corporation, which controls most of the shipbuilders in China.