DNV's latest data show the global gas-powered fleet now consists of 198 ships, with a further 106 on order and another 142 vessels labelled 'LNG-ready'.
MAN Enters Three-Year Project to Develop Ammonia and Diesel Engine
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday April 13, 2021 Engineering company
MAN Energy Solutions has begun a
three-year project seeking to develop a ship engine capable of running on both diesel oil and ammonia. The AmmoniaMot project, due to run for three years from December 2020, will aim to define the steps needed to produce a duel-fuel, medium-speed engine that can use ammonia as well as conventional bunkers, MAN said in an emailed statement last week. The project is being supported by
Germany s
University of Munich,
Woodward L Orange. With the DNV classification society forecasting approximately a 30% share of the maritime fuel market for ammonia by 2050, there is a general need for successful engine projects to display ammonia s viability,
The presence of solvent chemicals in a ship's fuel could lead to poor combustion and lubrication, fuel pump seizures and damage to piston rings and engine liners.