Construction Starts on First Short-Sea, Ammonia-Fueled Containership

Construction started on Yara Eyde which is likely to be the first ammonia-fueled containership (CMB.TECH)

As part of our Career Connect Washington Maritime Sector ongoing work, we actively track, document, and inform about emerging technologies and trends. Nearly two years after the project was unveiled, construction started today in China for what is likely to become the world’s first ammonia-fueled containership. The project, which is being led by CMB.TECH, as part of its efforts to accelerate the transition in the shipping industry, will launch a vessel that they report will transform short-sea shipping and demonstrate the potential of ammonia as a low-emission fuel.

The vessel, which is named Yara Eyde, is being built in China the Qingdao Yangfang Shipbuilding and will be a 1,400 TEU ice-class containership optimized for operations between Norway and Germany.

Go to this link to read the full article published by The Maritime Executive https://maritime-executive.com/article/construction-starts-on-first-short-sea-ammonia-fueled-containership