Belgian marine engineering firm CMB.Tech has secured an order for the development of an ammonia-powered container vessel in partnership with Norwegian companies Yara Clean Ammonia, North Sea Container Line, and Yara International. The vessel, to be named Yara Eyde, will be a 1,400TEU, ice-class...
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CMB.TECH to own world’s first ammonia-powered container vessel
CMB.TECH announces the order of the world’s first ammonia-powered container vessel in partnership with Yara Clean Ammonia, North Sea Container Line and Yara International through a 15-year deal.
The vessel, to be named Yara Eyde, is a 1,400 TEU ice-class container ship to be built at Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding (Qingdao, China). Expected to be delivered by mid-2026, the Yara Eyde is set to become the world’s first ammonia-powered container vessel and will run on clean ammonia, serving routes...
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Yara and North Sea Container Line introduce world’s first clean ammonia-powered container vessel
Yara Clean Ammonia, North Sea Container Line and Yara International are cooperating to realize the world’s first container ship that will use clean ammonia as fuel.
Named Yara Eyde, the vessel will be the first to sail emission-free sea route between Norway and Germany.
“Yara Eyde will be the world’s first container ship running on clean ammonia and is a cross-sector collaboration enabling large-scale emission reductions ahead of the critical 2030 climate targets,” stated Svein Tore Holsether,...
Yara International in plan to build world’s first ammonia-fueled containership
Norway’s Yara International, the world’s largest producer of ammonia, and its Yara Clean Ammonia offshoot are joining forces with another Norwegian player, North Sea Container Line to build and operate the world’s first ammonia-fueled containership.
Yara Clean Ammonia AS and North Sea Container Line AS plan to set up a joint venture, NCL Oslofjord AS, to operate the ship, which will be called Yara Eyde. Establishment of the joint venture and ordering of the ship is conditional on the completion...
Enova pumps $65.6 million into zero-emission ship and tech projects
Enova, a Norwegian government enterprise, has decided to invest NOK 709 million ($65.6 million) to provide financcial support for zero-emission ship and technology projects.
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MPC Container Ships orders two methanol-fueled 1,300TEU newbuildings
Oslo-based MPC Container Ships has awarded China’s Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering a contract for the construction of two 1,300TEU container vessels. The newbuilding ..
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MPC Container Ships orders two carbon-neutral 1,300 TEU vessels for North Sea ops
Norwegian container tonnage provider MPC Container Ships ASA has ordered two carbon-neutral 1,300 TEU newbuildings at Chinese shipyard Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering. The post MPC Container Ships…
Norway’s NCL launches direct shortsea service to Tilbury as Brexit looms
Shortsea carrier North Sea Container Line (NCL) is to launch a direct weekly service to Tilbury’s London Container Terminal (LCT) this month.
The Norwegian-headquartered carrier will deploy the geared 657 teu Rumba.
With its first call stemmed to arrive at LCT on 23 September, NCL said it would link some 15 ports on the west coast of Norway with the UK.
“The original ambition of NCL was to move fresh salmon off the …
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EU grants €7.5 million to autonomous ship and port automation research project
The European Union, through its Horizon 2020 research and innovation initiative, has awarded €7.5 million (US$8.47 million) in grant funding to the Advanced, Efficient ..