Höegh Autoliners orders four more ammonia-ready vessels

Norwegian logistics company Höegh Autoliners has ordered four more ammonia-ready dual-fuel Pure Car, Truck Carriers (PCTCs).

PHOTO: An Aurora class vessel. Höegh Autoliners.

Ammonia-ready means the vessels will not be capable of running on ammonia upon delivery, but they will have the space to install ammonia fuel tanks and engines in the future.

With this order, the company now has 12 such vessels on its orderbook. All the 12 vessels will be part of its Aurora vessel series, which comprises a fleet of ammonia-ready PCTCs.

All the vessels will be built by China Merchants Heavy Industry, with the first vessel scheduled to be delivered in July next year. Höegh Autoliners also has the option to order eight more ammonia-ready vessels in future.

The company signed an ammonia offtake agreement with Norwegian ammonia producer North Ammonia in May this year. The agreement entails “supply, distribution, delivery, and consumption of green ammonia” from North Ammonia's green hydrogen and ammonia facility at Arendal Port in Norway, Höegh Autoliners said.

The logistics provider plans to incorporate green ammonia into at least 5% of its deep-sea operations and consume at least 100,000 mt/year of green ammonia within its fleet by 2030.

By Konica Bhatt

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