Berge Bulk orders two ammonia dual-fuel vessels from China

Singapore-based shipping company Berge Bulk has ordered a pair of ammonia dual-fuel bulk carriers from China’s Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry.

PHOTO: Berge Bulk’s ammonia dual-fuel bulk carrier concept. Berge Bulk

The two 210,000-dwt dual-fuel vessels will be able to run on both ammonia and conventional marine fuels.

However, the company has not disclosed the expected delivery dates for the ordered vessels.

“Ammonia is a promising zero-carbon fuel for the future of the shipping industry,” Berge Bulk’s chief technical officer Paolo Tonon says.

This month, Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) ordered four 210,000-dwt ammonia dual-fuel bulk carriers from CSSC Beihai Shipbuilding. In December, Belgian shipping firm Euronav exercised its option to order an ammonia dual-fuel VLCC from China, taking its ammonia dual-fuel VLCC count to three.

By Tuhin Roy

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