Orderbook for ammonia-capable vessels continues to grow - DNV

Classification society’s DNV latest tally shows that there are now 14 confirmed ammonia-capable vessels on order for delivery towards 2026.

PHOTO: Concept design of an ammonia-fuelled container ship, Yara Eyde. Yara Clean Ammonia

One order is a retrofit project while 13 others are newbuilds, according to DNV’s Alternative Fuel Insight (AFI) database.

Bulk carriers (8) account for the largest share of these orders, followed by gas tankers (3), tugboats (2), and container ships (1), according to the DNV’s latest update.

“Great to see the order for the ammonia fueled container vessel Yara Eyde firmed up as well!” DNV's principal consultant Martin Christian Wold said in a social media post.

The methanol vessel orderbook continues to grow, but the orders have slowed down in the past month. 10 methanol-capable vessels were added to DNV's database in February, Wold added. This is a significant drop from 23 orders in January.

There are now 267 confirmed methanol-capable vessels in operation (31) and on order (236), up from 257 in January, according to AFI database. The largest share of newbuild orders for methanol-capable are container ships (169), followed by tankers (41), bulk carriers (19) and car carriers (14), according to DNV's latest update.

Meanwhile, 17 LNG-fuelled vessels were ordered in February, up from 10 in January. There are now 1,033 confirmed LNG-capable vessels in operation (509) and on order (524) for delivery towards 2028.

By Konica Bhatt

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